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Lennox heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical Lennox heat pump beats 56% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is above average. Lennox has 313 heat pump models in this list, also sold as Allied Commercial, AirEase, Allied, Armstrong Air, Comfort-Aire and 2 more names.

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Overall score

56%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Above average

Ranked 13 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 281 models with every rating.

Lennox, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 58%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 48%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 58%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 48%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 49%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 49%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 54%

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.

  • 46%

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

    144 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 29%

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

    92 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 1%

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

    3 models. All brands: 1%.

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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, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

23 of Lennox’s 74 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1MLB036S4S-1Pwith ducted air handler MMDB036S4-2PLennoxAlso listed as MLB036S4S-2P3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 90% of its heat at 5°FMeets ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    90% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.98 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    11.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    83.4score / 100
  2. 2A-VMH36QV-1ALennox (sold as Comfort-Aire)3 tons · 36,000 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
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    79.9score / 100
  3. 3A-VCD36SA-1with ducted air handler MCD30/36C1ALennox (sold as Comfort-Aire)3 tons · 35,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 82% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    82% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    78.6score / 100
  4. 4VPC036H4M-3PDLennox3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 99% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    99% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.99 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.2 (HSPF2)
    Good
    77.1score / 100
  5. 54HP17L42P-**Awith ducted air handler AE(D,N,U)+CM59A44+TDRLennox (sold as Ducane)3 tons · 38,500 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 87% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026
    Heat kept at 5°F
    87% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.54 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Seasonal efficiency
    7.9 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    70.7score / 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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