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POLAR ELITE heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical POLAR ELITE heat pump beats 17% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. POLAR ELITE has 8 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

17%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

POLAR ELITE has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 8 models with every rating.

POLAR ELITE, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 27%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 7%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 18%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 27%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 27%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 14%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 7%

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%.

POLAR ELITE all-around best, by size

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

Showing Ductless, 2 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

1 of POLAR ELITE’s 1 model of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1PE24HMSP2C17with ductless indoor unit PE24HMSP2E17POLAR ELITE2 tons · 23,000 Btu/h · DuctlessNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 53% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    54% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    17.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    9.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    13.4score / 100Heating 21 · Cooling 5

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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