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Kwiik heat pump efficiency: 4 outdoor models compared

Kwiik has 4 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 4 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 Kwiik makes. Kwiik 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
4
AHRI certifications
4
Efficiency index
52%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (4 models)
Meet CEE 2025
100%
4 models

How Kwiik 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.
Kwiik against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of Kwiik’s own modelsKwiik is strongest on COP at 5°F (its typical model beats 67% of comparable models) and weakest on EER2 (46%).
  • Kwiik
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
Kwiik

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of Kwiik’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index4 models scored52%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F4 models scored67%Not ranked2.00
Capacity retention at 5°F4 models scored58%Not ranked84%
HSPF24 models scored49%Not ranked9.9
SEER24 models scored47%Not ranked21.0
EER24 models scored46%Not ranked12.1
Heating capacity at 5°F4 models scored64%Not ranked12,350 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of Kwiik’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)100%4
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)100%4
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)75%3
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge0%0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate50%2

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.
Kwiik’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
  • Kwiik (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.953,455 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons452%67%49%47%

Every Kwiik model in the market

Kwiik’s 4 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
Kwiik models by size and ratingColoured: Kwiik · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • Kwiik models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 4 kwiik 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 tons8641.701.802.002.102.46
Ducted, 4 tons7271.801.862.002.122.40
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 Kwiik 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 3 Kwiik 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
1KKCA-18EX1Kwiik · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit KKCA-18WA11.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted76%2.499.813,70021.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217549205Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons69.0
2KKCA-12EX2-SCUKwiik · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit KKCA-12WA2-SCU1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted92%2.0010.011,00023.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214779546Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons68.4
3KKCA-18EX2-SCUKwiik · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit KKCA-18WA2-SCU1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted100%1.9010.018,00021.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214779547Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons65.0

All-around best

Top 4 Kwiik 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
1KKCA-12EX2-SCUKwiik · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit KKCA-12WA2-SCU1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted92%2.0010.023.012.3CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214779546Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons64.168.459.868.4
2KKCA-18EX2-SCUKwiik · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit KKCA-18WA2-SCU1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted100%1.9010.021.013.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214779547Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons60.265.055.365.0
3KKCA-18EX1Kwiik · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit KKCA-18WA11.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted76%2.499.821.012.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217549205Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons55.369.041.669.0
4KKCA-12EX1Kwiikwith ductless indoor unit KKCA-12WA11 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted63%2.008.520.011.1CEE 25CEE 261217549204Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons29.528.830.1Not a pick

Best model on each rating

Kwiik’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FKKCA-18EX12.49Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons98%217549205
Capacity retention at 5°FKKCA-18EX2-SCU100%Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons87%214779547
HSPF2KKCA-12EX2-SCU10.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons64%214779546
SEER2KKCA-12EX2-SCU23.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons64%214779546
EER2KKCA-18EX2-SCU13.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons65%214779547
Heating capacity at 5°FKKCA-18EX2-SCU18,000 Btu/hNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons93%214779547

All 4 Kwiik models in Explore

Kwiik 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.
Kwiik: 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
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons69.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)KKCA-18EX1with ductless indoor unit KKCA-18WA13 of 4 models qualify · AHRI 21754920564.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)KKCA-12EX2-SCUwith ductless indoor unit KKCA-12WA2-SCU4 of 4 models have all five ratings · AHRI 214779546

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest Kwiik certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 4 most recently certified Kwiik outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
KKCA-18EX1Kwiik · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit KKCA-18WA11.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.4976%9.821.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217549205
KKCA-12EX1Kwiikwith ductless indoor unit KKCA-12WA11 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.0063%8.520.0CEE 25CEE 261217549204
KKCA-18EX2-SCUKwiik · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit KKCA-18WA2-SCU1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.90100%10.021.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214779547
KKCA-12EX2-SCUKwiik · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit KKCA-12WA2-SCU1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.0092%10.023.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214779546

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Kwiik includes these brand names as listed in AHRI: Kwiik. Standards are checked against published thresholds; program rules beyond ratings are not checked.