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KARDA heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical KARDA heat pump beats 66% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. KARDA has 11 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

66%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well above average

KARDA has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 19 models with every rating.

KARDA, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 78%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 38%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 38%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 67%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 78%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 78%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 63%

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.

  • 100%

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

    11 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 82%

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

    9 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 KARDA 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), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

1 of KARDA’s 2 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 13KARDA27MZ3KARDA2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 71% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    71% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.83 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.2 (HSPF2)
    Good
    57.4score / 100

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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