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MSH LEGACY heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical MSH LEGACY heat pump beats 34% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. MSH LEGACY has 7 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

34%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

MSH LEGACY has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 7 models with every rating.

MSH LEGACY, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 56%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 11%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 25%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 11%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 24%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 39%
  • 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.

  • 0%

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

    0 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 0%

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

    0 models. All brands: 53%.

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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: 3%.

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

4 of MSH LEGACY’s 4 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1PHB560000H000B*MSH LEGACY4.5 tons · 56,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 46% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    46% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    7.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.5 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.5 (EER2)
    Good
    46.0score / 100Heating 36 · Cooling 56
  2. 2PHB560000K000B*MSH LEGACY4.5 tons · 56,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 46% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    46% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    7.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.5 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.5 (EER2)
    Good
    45.9score / 100Heating 36 · Cooling 56
  3. 3PHB548000K000B*MSH LEGACY4 tons · 46,500 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 40% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    41% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    7.2 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.5 (EER2)
    Good
    34.4score / 100Heating 17 · Cooling 52
  4. 4PHB548000H000B*MSH LEGACY4 tons · 46,500 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 40% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    41% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    7.2 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.5 (EER2)
    Good
    34.4score / 100Heating 17 · Cooling 52

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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