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NATIONAL heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical NATIONAL heat pump beats 25% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. NATIONAL has 13 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

25%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

NATIONAL 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.

NATIONAL, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 35%), weakest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 5%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 35%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 16%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 12%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 5%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 35%

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%.

NATIONAL 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?

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

  1. 1FCH524***ANATIONAL2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 47% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    48% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.70 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    14.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Good
    26.4score / 100Heating 15 · Cooling 38
  2. 2NHP5245000Awith ducted air handler L(E,F)W36CJNATIONAL2 tons · 22,800 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 53% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    53% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    7.2 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.5 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    23.8score / 100Heating 24 · Cooling 24
  3. 3NHP5243000Awith ducted air handler L(E,F)W36CJNATIONAL2 tons · 21,400 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 55% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    56% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.87 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.8 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    12.5 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    14.7score / 100Heating 22 · Cooling 8

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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