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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 24 heat pump models in this list.

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

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 35 models with every rating.

KERR, rating by ratingStrongest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 78%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 49%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 49%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 78%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 76%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 68%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 58%

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.

  • 83%

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

    20 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 79%

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

    19 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 8%

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

    2 models. All brands: 1%.

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Top KERR 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, Up to 1.5 tons (under 21,000 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

6 of KERR’s 6 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1A-KMH09SV-1with ducted air handler B-KMH09DU-1KERR1 ton · 9,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 108% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    108% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    12.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    74.9score / 100
  2. 2A-KMH12SV-1with ducted air handler B-KMH12DU-1KERR1 ton · 12,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 97% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
    1.96 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    65.4score / 100
  3. 3A-KCD18SA-1with ducted air handler MCD18/24B1AKERR1.5 tons · 18,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 79% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    79% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    63.7score / 100
  4. 4A-KMH18DV-1KERR1.5 tons · 19,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 100% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.83 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.3 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    50.4score / 100
  5. 5A-KMH18SU-1Awith ducted air handler B-KMH18DU-1KERRAlso listed as A-KMH18SV-11.5 tons · 17,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 93% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    93% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.85 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    49.9score / 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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