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MAXI AIR heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical MAXI AIR heat pump beats 67% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. MAXI AIR has 19 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

67%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well above average

MAXI AIR has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 20 models with every rating.

MAXI AIR, rating by ratingStrongest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 76%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 41%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 41%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 70%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 75%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 76%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 63%

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.

  • 68%

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

    13 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 74%

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

    14 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 0%

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

    None of its models yet. All brands: 1%.

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

6 of MAXI AIR’s 7 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1NE-T53-MULTI28EMAXI AIRAlso listed as NE-T53-MULTI28E2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 66.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    89% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    74.6score / 100Heating 67 · Cooling 83
  2. 2NE-T53-MULTI36EMAXI AIR3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 64.2Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    89% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.70 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    71.5score / 100Heating 64 · Cooling 79
  3. 3NE-T53-MULTI36E*MAXI AIR3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 63.7Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    89% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.70 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    71.2score / 100Heating 64 · Cooling 79
  4. 4COU-D30HNR1-D01-J0with ducted air handler F45-SPLTAH36MAXI AIR2.5 tons · 30,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 49.1Meets Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    76% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.88 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    7.8 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    17.5 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    54.8score / 100Heating 49 · Cooling 61
  5. 5MAXS-2430with ducted air handler NE-F52-MAC36HWDMAXI AIR2.5 tons · 30,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 67.8Meets 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
    1.85 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.7 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    15.5 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    52.6score / 100Heating 68 · Cooling 37

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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