Lennox heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical Lennox heat pump beats 48% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. Lennox has 331 heat pump models in this list, also sold as Airease, Allied, Allied Commercial, Armstrong Air, Concord and 2 more names.

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Overall score

48%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

Ranked 22 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 366 models with every rating.

Lennox, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 57%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 43%).

Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 46%
Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 43%
Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 44%
Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 45%
Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 57%

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.

44%
meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.
145 models. All brands: 57%.
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36%
meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.
118 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.
9 models. All brands: 3%.
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Top Lennox 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?

16 of Lennox’s 23 models of this size and type qualify.

1A-VXP18SA-1with ducted air handler WXP18SALennox (sold as Comfort Aire)1.5 tons · 18,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 103% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
103% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
2.10 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Seasonal efficiency
10.8 (HSPF2)
Top 10%
86.6score / 100
2A-VHP18SA-1with ducted air handler B-VHP18DA-1Lennox (sold as Comfort Aire)1.5 tons · 17,500 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 92% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
92% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Great
Efficiency at 5°F
2.10 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Seasonal efficiency
11.1 (HSPF2)
Top 10%
82.3score / 100
3A-VHP09SA-1with ducted air handler B-VHP09DA-1Lennox (sold as Comfort Aire)1 ton · 9,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 120% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
120% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
1.85 (COP at 5°F)
Below the middle
Seasonal efficiency
13.8 (HSPF2)
Top 10%
79.9score / 100
4A-VHP12SA-1with ducted air handler B-VHP12DA-1Lennox (sold as Comfort Aire)1 ton · 12,000 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)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
1.95 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Seasonal efficiency
10.6 (HSPF2)
Great
78.6score / 100
5A-ZHP15SA-1with ducted air handler B-ZHP15SA-1Lennox (sold as Comfort Aire)1.5 tons · 15,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 90% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
90% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Good
Efficiency at 5°F
2.00 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Seasonal efficiency
11.0 (HSPF2)
Top 10%
75.1score / 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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