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K&A heat pump efficiency: 23 outdoor models compared

K&A has 23 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 23 AHRI-certified combinations. Each model is compared with models of the same size and duct type, so the scores below do not depend on which sizes K&A makes. K&A has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of updated · sources

Outdoor models
23
AHRI certifications
23
Efficiency index
30%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (16 models)
Meet CEE 2025
17.4%
4 models

How K&A compares with comparable models

For each rating: the share of same-size, same-type models that a typical model of this manufacturer beats (50% is typical), its rank, and the raw median for context. Raw medians are not comparable across manufacturers that make different sizes.
K&A against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of K&A’s own modelsK&A is strongest on heating capacity at 5°F (its typical model beats 44% of comparable models) and weakest on SEER2 (27%).
  • K&A
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
K&A

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of K&A’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index16 models scored30%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F16 models scored31%Not ranked1.80
Capacity retention at 5°F16 models scored39%Not ranked71%
HSPF223 models scored33%Not ranked7.6
SEER223 models scored27%Not ranked14.6
EER223 models scored28%Not ranked9.9
Heating capacity at 5°F16 models scored44%Not ranked18,800 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of K&A’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)17.4%4
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)17.4%4
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)17.4%4
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge0%0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate0%0

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.
K&A’s models inside each size and duct typeShape: every model of the group · blue: the middle half of this manufacturer’s models there, median dot, 10th–90th percentile line
  • K&A (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.901,783 modelsDucted, 2 tons2.001,090 modelsDucted, 2.5–3 tons2.001,909 modelsDucted, 3.5–4.5 tons2.002,224 modelsNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.953,455 modelsNon-ducted, 2 tons2.00863 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons1——14%22%
Ducted, 2 tons437%29%24%34%
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons526%21%31%28%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons939%45%44%33%
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons313%22%22%8%
Non-ducted, 2 tons113%17%44%4%

Every K&A model in the market

K&A’s 23 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
K&A models by size and ratingColoured: K&A · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • K&A models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 23 k&a models, each through its representative certification, in the colour of the rating shown. The grey shapes count all 14,508 models, half a ton at a time.
Show the data as a table
COP at 5°F by size and duct type (every model, by rated cooling capacity)
Duct type, sizeModels10th pct.25thMedian75th90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons8261.641.711.751.852.24
Ducted, 1 ton4071.801.902.052.412.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons9921.751.862.002.172.40
Ducted, 2 tons9991.751.862.002.182.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons1,0401.701.802.002.102.36
Ducted, 3 tons6961.801.902.002.102.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons8651.701.802.002.102.46
Ducted, 4 tons7261.801.862.002.122.41
Ducted, 4.5 tons6901.701.801.902.102.20
Ducted, 5 tons861.892.002.102.102.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons1,1861.751.801.902.002.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton1,3431.801.801.992.102.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons1,2611.801.802.002.102.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons7611.801.982.002.102.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons4031.801.852.002.002.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons4731.901.982.002.032.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons2802.002.002.002.052.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons2041.962.002.052.102.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons781.901.911.952.012.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons841.992.002.052.202.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Top K&A models

Its top five cold-climate picks and its top five all-around models across sizes (both scores compare each model with models of its own size and duct type, so sizes compare), then, on each single rating, the model that beats the largest share of comparable models.

Cold-climate picks

Top 5 K&A cold-climate picks across sizes. Qualifies when its capacity retention at 5°F (capacity at 5°F as a share of capacity at 47°F) is at least 70% and Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 are all rated. Score = the equal-weight mean of its peer percentiles on Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100), all from one certified pairing: in each duct type a model is sold in, its qualifying pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2Btu/h @5°FSEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScore
1DIVINE-48K220V-7-OK&Awith ducted air handler DIVINE-48K220V-7-I4 tons47,000 Btu/h · Ducted72%2.309.234,00018.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217656090Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons72.2
2DIVINE-60K220V-7-OK&Awith ducted air handler DIVINE-60K220V-7-I4.5 tons55,000 Btu/h · Ducted73%2.308.840,00017.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217656091Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons69.8
3DIVINE-24K220V-7-OK&Awith ducted air handler DIVINE-24K220V-7-I2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted79%2.158.819,00018.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217656088Ducted, 2 tons60.4
4DIVINE-36K220V-7-OK&Awith ducted air handler DIVINE-36K220V-7-I3 tons33,000 Btu/h · Ducted73%2.008.824,00018.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217656089Ducted, 2.5–3 tons59.2
5CELESTIAL-48K220V-7K&AAlso listed as CELESTIAL-48K220V-74 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted72%1.827.834,60014.6None1218157773Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons41.0

All-around best

Top 5 K&A models on the all-around score across sizes. Score = 50% heating, the mean of its peer percentiles on COP at 5°F, Capacity retention at 5°F, HSPF2, plus 50% cooling, the mean of its peer percentiles on SEER2 and EER2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100). All five ratings are required; there is no minimum heat kept at 5°F. In each duct type a model is sold in, it is scored on its pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher cold-climate score, then the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2SEER2EER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScoreHeating halfCooling halfCold-climate score
1DIVINE-48K220V-7-OK&Awith ducted air handler DIVINE-48K220V-7-I4 tons47,000 Btu/h · Ducted72%2.309.218.511.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217656090Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons72.672.273.072.2
2DIVINE-24K220V-7-OK&Awith ducted air handler DIVINE-24K220V-7-I2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted79%2.158.818.512.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217656088Ducted, 2 tons68.160.475.760.4
3DIVINE-36K220V-7-OK&Awith ducted air handler DIVINE-36K220V-7-I3 tons33,000 Btu/h · Ducted73%2.008.818.011.2CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217656089Ducted, 2.5–3 tons57.559.255.759.2
4DIVINE-60K220V-7-OK&Awith ducted air handler DIVINE-60K220V-7-I4.5 tons55,000 Btu/h · Ducted73%2.308.817.010.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217656091Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons56.669.843.569.8
5CELESTIAL-48K220V-7K&AAlso listed as CELESTIAL-48K220V-74 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted72%1.827.814.69.3None1218157773Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons31.941.022.741.0

Best model on each rating

K&A’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FDIVINE-48K220V-7-O2.30Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons86%217656090
Capacity retention at 5°FDIVINE-24K220V-7-O79%Ducted, 2 tons57%217656088
HSPF2DIVINE-48K220V-7-O9.2Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons74%217656090
SEER2DIVINE-48K220V-7-O18.5Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons81%217656090
EER2DIVINE-24K220V-7-O12.5Ducted, 2 tons81%217656088
Heating capacity at 5°FDIVINE-60K220V-7-O40,000 Btu/hDucted, 3.5–4.5 tons68%217656091

All 23 K&A models in Explore

K&A size class by size class: cold-climate and all-around

Its best model on each board in every size and duct type it makes. Both scores are 0–100 against every model of that size class (the line on each bar is 50, the typical model there). Cold-climate picks must keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F; the all-around score needs all five ratings and has no such bar.
K&A: best cold-climate pick and best all-around model per size and duct type, with how many of its models are on each board (top 5 and 5 per class are in the snapshot)
Size and duct typeCold-climate pickCold-climate score, best modelAll-around bestAll-around score, best model
Ducted, up to 1.5 tonsNone on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)None on this board (0 of 1 models have all five ratings)
Ducted, 2 tons60.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)DIVINE-24K220V-7-Owith ducted air handler DIVINE-24K220V-7-I3 of 4 models qualify · AHRI 21765608868.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)DIVINE-24K220V-7-Owith ducted air handler DIVINE-24K220V-7-I3 of 4 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217656088
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons59.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)DIVINE-36K220V-7-Owith ducted air handler DIVINE-36K220V-7-I1 of 5 models qualify · AHRI 21765608957.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)DIVINE-36K220V-7-Owith ducted air handler DIVINE-36K220V-7-I3 of 5 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217656089
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons72.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)DIVINE-48K220V-7-Owith ducted air handler DIVINE-48K220V-7-I4 of 9 models qualify · AHRI 21765609072.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)DIVINE-48K220V-7-Owith ducted air handler DIVINE-48K220V-7-I6 of 9 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217656090
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tonsNone on this board (0 of 3 models qualify)22.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)MAJESTIC-12K110V-S2with ductless indoor unit MAJESTIC-12K110V-S23 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 216723132
Non-ducted, 2 tonsNone on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)13.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)MAJESTIC-24K220V-S2with ductless indoor unit MAJESTIC-24K220V-S21 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 216723135

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest K&A certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 5 most recently certified K&A outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
CELESTIAL-60K220V-7*K&A4.5 tons55,000 Btu/h · Ducted1.8068%7.613.4None1218814648
CELESTIAL-48K220V-7*K&A4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted1.8272%7.814.6None1218814647
CELESTIAL-36K220V-7*K&A3 tons34,600 Btu/h · Ducted1.5852%7.113.8None1218814646
CELESTIAL-24K220V-7*K&A2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted1.6477%7.215.2None1218814645
DIVINE-60K220VHP-S2-OK&Awith ducted air handler DIVINE-60K220VCO-S2-I4.5 tons55,000 Btu/h · Ducted——7.514.3None1218426311

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