LG heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical LG heat pump beats 56% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is above average. LG has 100 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

56%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Above average

Ranked 10 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 131 models with every rating.

LG, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 64%), weakest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 49%).

Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 56%
Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 57%
Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 51%
Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 49%
Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 64%

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.

86%
meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.
86 models. All brands: 57%.
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78%
meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.
78 models. All brands: 53%.
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11%
reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.
11 models. All brands: 3%.
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LG 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 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

8 of LG’s 8 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

1ZRUN024GSS0LG2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 78.1Meets 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
2.00 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Winter efficiency
10.2 (HSPF2)
Top 10%
Cooling efficiency
18.2 (SEER2)
Good
Hot-day cooling
14.8 (EER2)
Top 10%
79.5score / 100Heating 78 · Cooling 81
2KUMXA241ALG2 tons · 22,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 72.9Meets 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
2.01 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Winter efficiency
9.5 (HSPF2)
Good
Cooling efficiency
18.5 (SEER2)
Good
Hot-day cooling
12.5 (EER2)
Great
74.3score / 100Heating 73 · Cooling 76
3KUSXA241Awith ducted air handler MSVT36***854GAALG2 tons · 23,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 77.8Meets 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
2.00 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Winter efficiency
10.0 (HSPF2)
Great
Cooling efficiency
17.5 (SEER2)
Below the middle
Hot-day cooling
12.5 (EER2)
Great
72.0score / 100Heating 78 · Cooling 66
4KUMXB241ALG2 tons · 22,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 65.2Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
Heat kept at 5°F
77% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Good
Efficiency at 5°F
2.26 (COP at 5°F)
Great
Winter efficiency
9.0 (HSPF2)
Good
Cooling efficiency
18.5 (SEER2)
Good
Hot-day cooling
12.5 (EER2)
Great
70.5score / 100Heating 65 · Cooling 76
5KUSXB241Awith ducted air handler MSVT36***854GAALG2 tons · 23,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 75.9Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
94% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Great
Efficiency at 5°F
2.08 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Winter efficiency
9.7 (HSPF2)
Great
Cooling efficiency
17.5 (SEER2)
Below the middle
Hot-day cooling
12.0 (EER2)
Good
66.3score / 100Heating 76 · 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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