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KADEN heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical KADEN heat pump beats 58% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is above average. KADEN has 24 heat pump models in this list.

Covers older R-410A heat pumps, no longer installed new. See models sold today · Updated

Overall score

58%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Above average

KADEN has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 29 models with every rating.

KADEN, rating by ratingStrongest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 74%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 41%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 52%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 41%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 69%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 74%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 49%

Average (50%)

Each bar: the share of similar heat pumps a typical model beats on that rating.

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Rebate standards

Share of this brand’s models that meet the efficiency levels rebate programs use. Programs can have other rules too.

  • 67%

    meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.

    16 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 25%

    meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.

    6 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 0%

    reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.

    None of its models yet. All brands: 1%.

Top KADEN cold-climate picks, by size

Only units that keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F, ranked on heat kept, efficiency at 5°F and seasonal efficiency (HSPF2), against units their size.

Showing Ducted, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

None of KADEN’s 6 models of this size and type qualifies: each keeps less than 70% of its heat at 5°F or is missing a rating. Its sizes: Ducted, up to 1.5 tons, Ducted, 2 tons, Ducted, 2.5–3 tons, Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons, Ducted, 5 tons and up, Ductless, up to 1.5 tons, Ductless, 2 tons, Ductless, 2.5–3 tons, Ductless, 3.5–4.5 tons.

These are certified test ratings, not a recommendation for your home. The right size comes from a load calculation by a contractor.

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