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Ovair heat pump efficiency: 4 outdoor models compared

Ovair has 4 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 4 AHRI-certified combinations. Each model is compared with models of the same size and duct type, so the scores below do not depend on which sizes Ovair makes. Ovair has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of updated · sources

Outdoor models
4
AHRI certifications
4
Efficiency index
56%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (4 models)
Meet CEE 2025
100%
4 models

How Ovair compares with comparable models

For each rating: the share of same-size, same-type models that a typical model of this manufacturer beats (50% is typical), its rank, and the raw median for context. Raw medians are not comparable across manufacturers that make different sizes.
Ovair against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of Ovair’s own modelsOvair is strongest on SEER2 (its typical model beats 73% of comparable models) and weakest on capacity retention at 5°F (37%).
  • Ovair
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
Ovair

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of Ovair’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index4 models scored56%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F4 models scored39%Not ranked1.85
Capacity retention at 5°F4 models scored37%Not ranked72%
HSPF24 models scored55%Not ranked9.8
SEER24 models scored73%Not ranked23.0
EER24 models scored64%Not ranked12.8
Heating capacity at 5°F4 models scored47%Not ranked11,250 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of Ovair’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)100%4
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)100%4
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)100%4
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge0%0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate0%0

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.
Ovair’s models inside each size and duct typeShape: every model of the group · blue: the middle half of this manufacturer’s models there, median dot, 10th–90th percentile line
  • Ovair (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.953,455 modelsNon-ducted, 2 tons2.00863 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons357%46%59%70%
Non-ducted, 2 tons152%17%44%82%

Every Ovair model in the market

Ovair’s 4 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
Ovair models by size and ratingColoured: Ovair · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • Ovair models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 4 ovair models, each through its representative certification, in the colour of the rating shown. The grey shapes count all 14,508 models, half a ton at a time.
Show the data as a table
COP at 5°F by size and duct type (every model, by rated cooling capacity)
Duct type, sizeModels10th pct.25thMedian75th90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons8261.641.711.751.852.24
Ducted, 1 ton4071.801.902.052.412.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons9921.751.862.002.172.40
Ducted, 2 tons9991.751.862.002.182.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons1,0401.701.802.002.102.36
Ducted, 3 tons6961.801.902.002.102.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons8651.701.802.002.102.46
Ducted, 4 tons7261.801.862.002.122.41
Ducted, 4.5 tons6901.701.801.902.102.20
Ducted, 5 tons861.892.002.102.102.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons1,1861.751.801.902.002.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton1,3431.801.801.992.102.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons1,2611.801.802.002.102.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons7611.801.982.002.102.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons4031.801.852.002.002.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons4731.901.982.002.032.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons2802.002.002.002.052.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons2041.962.002.052.102.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons781.901.911.952.012.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons841.992.002.052.202.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Top Ovair models

Its top five cold-climate picks and its top five all-around models across sizes (both scores compare each model with models of its own size and duct type, so sizes compare), then, on each single rating, the model that beats the largest share of comparable models.

Cold-climate picks

Top 4 Ovair cold-climate picks across sizes. Qualifies when its capacity retention at 5°F (capacity at 5°F as a share of capacity at 47°F) is at least 70% and Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 are all rated. Score = the equal-weight mean of its peer percentiles on Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100), all from one certified pairing: in each duct type a model is sold in, its qualifying pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2Btu/h @5°FSEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScore
1SL12000OOvairwith ductless indoor unit SL12000I1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted72%2.1010.08,90023.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1215735585Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons58.9
2SL9000OOvairwith ductless indoor unit SL9000I1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted71%1.909.57,10023.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1215735584Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons39.5
3SL18000OOvairwith ductless indoor unit SL18000I1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted72%1.8010.013,60023.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1215735586Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons39.1
4SL24000OOvairwith ductless indoor unit SL24000I2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted74%1.809.518,60023.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1215735587Non-ducted, 2 tons36.7

All-around best

Top 4 Ovair models on the all-around score across sizes. Score = 50% heating, the mean of its peer percentiles on COP at 5°F, Capacity retention at 5°F, HSPF2, plus 50% cooling, the mean of its peer percentiles on SEER2 and EER2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100). All five ratings are required; there is no minimum heat kept at 5°F. In each duct type a model is sold in, it is scored on its pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher cold-climate score, then the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2SEER2EER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScoreHeating halfCooling halfCold-climate score
1SL12000OOvairwith ductless indoor unit SL12000I1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted72%2.1010.023.013.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1215735585Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons65.058.971.158.9
2SL9000OOvairwith ductless indoor unit SL9000I1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted71%1.909.523.013.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1215735584Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons55.339.571.139.5
3SL24000OOvairwith ductless indoor unit SL24000I2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted74%1.809.523.012.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1215735587Non-ducted, 2 tons52.336.768.036.7
4SL18000OOvairwith ductless indoor unit SL18000I1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted72%1.8010.023.012.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1215735586Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons51.539.163.839.1

Best model on each rating

Ovair’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FSL12000O2.10Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons77%215735585
Capacity retention at 5°FSL24000O74%Non-ducted, 2 tons49%215735587
HSPF2SL12000O10.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons64%215735585
SEER2SL24000O23.0Non-ducted, 2 tons79%215735587
EER2SL9000O13.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons70%215735584
Heating capacity at 5°FSL18000O13,600 Btu/hNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons79%215735586

All 4 Ovair models in Explore

Ovair size class by size class: cold-climate and all-around

Its best model on each board in every size and duct type it makes. Both scores are 0–100 against every model of that size class (the line on each bar is 50, the typical model there). Cold-climate picks must keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F; the all-around score needs all five ratings and has no such bar.
Ovair: best cold-climate pick and best all-around model per size and duct type, with how many of its models are on each board (top 5 and 5 per class are in the snapshot)
Size and duct typeCold-climate pickCold-climate score, best modelAll-around bestAll-around score, best model
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons58.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)SL12000Owith ductless indoor unit SL12000I3 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 21573558565.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)SL12000Owith ductless indoor unit SL12000I3 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 215735585
Non-ducted, 2 tons36.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)SL24000Owith ductless indoor unit SL24000I1 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 21573558752.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)SL24000Owith ductless indoor unit SL24000I1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 215735587

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest Ovair certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 4 most recently certified Ovair outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
SL24000OOvairwith ductless indoor unit SL24000I2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8074%9.523.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1215735587
SL18000OOvairwith ductless indoor unit SL18000I1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8072%10.023.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1215735586
SL12000OOvairwith ductless indoor unit SL12000I1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.1072%10.023.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1215735585
SL9000OOvairwith ductless indoor unit SL9000I1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9071%9.523.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1215735584

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Ovair includes these brand names as listed in AHRI: Ovair. Standards are checked against published thresholds; program rules beyond ratings are not checked.