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NAPOLEON heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical NAPOLEON heat pump beats 65% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. NAPOLEON has 25 heat pump models in this list.

Covers heat pumps sold new today (R-454B and R-32 refrigerant). See older R-410A models · Updated

Overall score

65%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well above average

NAPOLEON has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 37 models with every rating.

NAPOLEON, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 78%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 56%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 56%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 70%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 78%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 64%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 60%

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.
  • 76%

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

    19 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 80%

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

    20 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 4%

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

    1 model. All brands: 3%.

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NAPOLEON all-around best, by size

Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.

6 of NAPOLEON’s 6 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1NDHAMB-36-ONAPOLEON3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 83.1Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    106% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.4 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    19.4 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    84.0score / 100Heating 83 · Cooling 85
  2. 2NDHAMBB-36-ONAPOLEON3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 82.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    106% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.4 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    19.4 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    83.6score / 100Heating 83 · Cooling 85
  3. 3NDHAMBB-27-ONAPOLEON2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 72.7Meets 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
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    77.4score / 100Heating 73 · Cooling 82
  4. 4WSEHV2436BA1-Cwith ducted air handler WPCC36ABA1NAPOLEON2.5 tons · 32,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 52.8Meets 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
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    43.1score / 100Heating 48 · Cooling 38
  5. 5WSCHV0036BA1-Nwith ducted air handler WECC36ABB1NAPOLEON3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 58.2Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    76% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    14.7 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    9.6 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    38.1score / 100Heating 58 · Cooling 18

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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