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MRCOOL heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical MRCOOL heat pump beats 54% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. MRCOOL has 111 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

54%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

Ranked 15 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 85 models with every rating.

MRCOOL, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 56%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 41%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 49%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 41%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 51%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 50%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 56%

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.

  • 47%

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

    52 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 25%

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

    28 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%.

Top MRCOOL 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, 3.5–4.5 tons (39,000–56,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

6 of MRCOOL’s 27 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1CENTRAL-60-HP-C-230A00with ducted air handler CENTRAL-60-HP-MUAH230A00MRCOOL4.5 tons · 55,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 92% of its heat at 5°FMeets ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    92% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.91 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.4 (HSPF2)
    Great
    77.1score / 100
  2. 2CENTRAL-48-HP-C-230A00with ducted air handler CENTRAL-48-HP-MUAH230A00MRCOOL4 tons · 47,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 94% of its heat at 5°FMeets ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    94% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.85 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.4 (HSPF2)
    Great
    72.4score / 100
  3. 3MDPH180484MRCOOL4 tons · 47,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 98% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    98% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    62.4score / 100
  4. 4MDUCO18048060with ducted air handler MDUI18048EMRCOOLAlso listed as MDUO180480604 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 81% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    81% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    58.1score / 100
  5. 5MDPH180604MRCOOL4.5 tons · 56,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 79% of its heat at 5°FMeets Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    79% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.3 (HSPF2)
    Good
    53.0score / 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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