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Perfect Aire heat pump efficiency: 21 outdoor models compared

Perfect Aire has 21 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 21 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 Perfect Aire makes. Perfect Aire 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
21
AHRI certifications
21
Efficiency index
56%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (15 models)
Meet CEE 2025
71.4%
15 models

How Perfect Aire 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.
Perfect Aire against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of Perfect Aire’s own modelsPerfect Aire is strongest on capacity retention at 5°F (its typical model beats 70% of comparable models) and weakest on HSPF2 (35%).
  • Perfect Aire
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
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Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of Perfect Aire’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index15 models scored56%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F15 models scored43%Not ranked1.86
Capacity retention at 5°F15 models scored70%Not ranked81%
HSPF221 models scored35%Not ranked9.0
SEER221 models scored45%Not ranked21.0
EER221 models scored47%Not ranked12.5
Heating capacity at 5°F15 models scored61%Not ranked13,770 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of Perfect Aire’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)71.4%15
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)71.4%15
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)71.4%15
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge0%0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate47.6%10

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.
Perfect Aire’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
  • Perfect Aire (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.902,417 modelsNon-ducted, 2 tons1.87611 modelsNon-ducted, 2.5–3 tons1.85975 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 tons1153%39%44%51%
Non-ducted, 2 tons463%53%46%75%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons6——12%14%

Every Perfect Aire model in the market

Perfect Aire’s 21 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
Perfect Aire models by size and ratingColoured: Perfect Aire · grey shapes: all 11,475 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • Perfect Aire models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 21 perfect aire models, each through its representative certification, in the colour of the rating shown. The grey shapes count all 11,475 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 tons1751.701.851.902.102.26
Ducted, 1 ton3401.851.902.002.402.65
Ducted, 1.5 tons7891.751.852.002.202.55
Ducted, 2 tons7821.731.802.002.102.33
Ducted, 2.5 tons7351.711.801.902.092.48
Ducted, 3 tons6521.681.701.902.062.36
Ducted, 3.5 tons6411.611.801.952.202.50
Ducted, 4 tons3671.701.801.912.022.52
Ducted, 4.5 tons5441.701.801.912.082.34
Ducted, 5 tons251.801.801.901.902.15
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons7171.751.811.972.102.19
Non-ducted, 1 ton1,0641.751.801.902.072.25
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons8861.801.801.872.072.21
Non-ducted, 2 tons5641.801.801.832.042.21
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons2751.801.811.841.862.03
Non-ducted, 3 tons5021.801.801.902.002.09
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons701.821.831.902.002.28
Non-ducted, 4 tons2631.801.801.982.002.10
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons1031.771.771.801.972.02
Non-ducted, 5 tons291.982.002.102.302.47

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Top Perfect Aire 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 5 Perfect Aire 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
13PAMSHQCO24Perfect Aire · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 3PAMSHQCW24Also listed as UB1MSHQCO242 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted89%2.138.620,50020.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1205653644Non-ducted, 2 tons64.0
23PAMSHQCO09Perfect Aire · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 3PAMSHQCW09Also listed as UB1MSHQCO091 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted81%2.099.07,28018.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1205653641Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons62.1
33PAMSHHQC24-MZO3Perfect Aire · Hi MULTI XtremeAlso listed as UB1MSHHQC24-MZO32 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted100%1.809.124,00022.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1206428592Non-ducted, 2 tons56.8
43PAMSHHQC18-MZO2Perfect Aire · Hi MULTI XtremeAlso listed as UB1MSHHQC18-MZO21.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted100%1.809.518,00021.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1206428591Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons56.0
53PAMSHQCO12Perfect Aire · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 3PAMSHQCW12Also listed as UB1MSHQCO121 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted81%1.869.59,66021.7CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1205653642Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons55.9

All-around best

Top 5 Perfect Aire 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
13PAMSHHQC24-MZO3Perfect Aire · Hi MULTI XtremeAlso listed as UB1MSHHQC24-MZO32 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted100%1.809.122.012.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1206428592Non-ducted, 2 tons67.556.878.256.8
23PAMSHQCO24Perfect Aire · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 3PAMSHQCW24Also listed as UB1MSHQCO242 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted89%2.138.620.512.2CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1205653644Non-ducted, 2 tons58.564.053.164.0
33PAMSHQCO18Perfect Aire · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 3PAMSHQCW18Also listed as 3PAMSHQCO18-U230, UB1MSHQCO181.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted77%1.878.622.513.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1205653643Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons56.543.269.843.2
43PAMSHQCO12Perfect Aire · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 3PAMSHQCW12Also listed as UB1MSHQCO121 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted81%1.869.521.712.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1205653642Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons55.055.954.155.9
53PAMSHQCO09-U230Perfect Airewith ductless indoor unit 3PAMSHQCW09-U2301 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted70%1.809.022.013.7CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1206453600Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons53.534.372.834.3

Best model on each rating

Perfect Aire’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°F3PAMSHQCO24Also listed as UB1MSHQCO242.13Non-ducted, 2 tons81%205653644
Capacity retention at 5°F3PAMSHHQC24-MZO3Also listed as UB1MSHHQC24-MZO3100%Non-ducted, 2 tons84%206428592
HSPF23PAMSHQCO12Also listed as UB1MSHQCO129.5Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons57%205653642
SEER23PAMSHHQC24-MZO3Also listed as UB1MSHHQC24-MZO322.0Non-ducted, 2 tons85%206428592
EER23PAMSHQCO09-U23013.7Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons80%206453600
Heating capacity at 5°F3PAMSHHQC18-MZO2Also listed as UB1MSHHQC18-MZO218,000 Btu/hNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons92%206428591

All 21 Perfect Aire models in Explore

Perfect Aire 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.
Perfect Aire: 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 tons62.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)3PAMSHQCO09with ductless indoor unit 3PAMSHQCW09Also listed as UB1MSHQCO0911 of 11 models qualify · AHRI 20565364156.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)3PAMSHQCO18with ductless indoor unit 3PAMSHQCW18Also listed as 3PAMSHQCO18-U230, UB1MSHQCO1811 of 11 models have all five ratings · AHRI 205653643
Non-ducted, 2 tons64.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)3PAMSHQCO24with ductless indoor unit 3PAMSHQCW24Also listed as UB1MSHQCO244 of 4 models qualify · AHRI 20565364467.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)3PAMSHHQC24-MZO3Also listed as UB1MSHHQC24-MZO34 of 4 models have all five ratings · AHRI 206428592
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tonsNone on this board (0 of 6 models qualify)None on this board (0 of 6 models have all five ratings)

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest Perfect Aire certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 5 most recently certified Perfect Aire outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
UB1MSHHQC18-MZO2Perfect Aire · Hi MULTI Xtreme1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.80100%9.521.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1212508371
UB1MSHHQC24-MZO3Perfect Aire · Hi MULTI Xtreme2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.80100%9.122.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1212508370
UB1MSHQCO36Perfect Airewith ductless indoor unit UB1MSHQCW363 tons35,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted——7.516.5None1208287622
UB1MSHQCO24Perfect Aire · Hi MULTI Xtremewith ductless indoor unit UB1MSHQCW242 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.1389%8.620.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1208287585
UB1MSHQCO18Perfect Aire · Hi MULTI Xtremewith ductless indoor unit UB1MSHQCW181.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8777%8.622.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1208287583

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