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Kerr heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical Kerr heat pump beats 66% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. Kerr has 38 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

Kerr has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 46 models with every rating.

Kerr, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 78%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 59%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 59%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 77%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 78%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 64%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 62%

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.

  • 79%

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

    30 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 90%

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

    34 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 3%

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

    1 model. All brands: 3%.

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Kerr all-around best, by size

Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.

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

7 of Kerr’s 7 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1A-KHP365A-1Kerr3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 82.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    106% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.4 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    19.4 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    83.6score / 100Heating 83 · Cooling 85
  2. 2A-KHP284A-1Kerr2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 72.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    96% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    77.4score / 100Heating 73 · Cooling 82
  3. 3A-KXP36SA-1with ducted air handler B-KXP36SA-1Kerr3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 73.1Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    105% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    10.3 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    17.4 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    67.3score / 100Heating 73 · Cooling 62
  4. 4A-KHP33SA-1with ducted air handler B-KHP30AA-1Kerr3 tons · 33,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 75.8Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    97% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    16.5 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    66.1score / 100Heating 76 · Cooling 56
  5. 5A-KXP30SA-1with ducted air handler B-KXP30SA-1Kerr2.5 tons · 30,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 68.8Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    96% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.96 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    16.8 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    63.0score / 100Heating 69 · Cooling 57

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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