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NOVAIR heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical NOVAIR heat pump beats 76% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. NOVAIR has 42 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

76%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well above average

NOVAIR has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 55 models with every rating.

NOVAIR, rating by ratingStrongest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 83%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 59%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 59%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 75%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 80%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 83%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 81%

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.

  • 98%

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

    41 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 100%

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

    42 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 5%

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

    2 models. All brands: 3%.

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

4 of NOVAIR’s 4 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1LEA36MZ5P36-ONOVAIR3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 106% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.4 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    82.5score / 100
  2. 2LEA30CEN36-Owith ducted air handler LEA30HH-CEN-INOVAIR2.5 tons · 30,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 101% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    101% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.97 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.8 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    77.0score / 100
  3. 3LEA36CEN36-Owith ducted air handler LEA36CEN36-INOVAIR3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 105% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    105% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.3 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    73.1score / 100
  4. 4LEA30MZ4P36-ONOVAIR2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 96% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    72.7score / 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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