PolarWave heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?
A typical PolarWave heat pump beats 54% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. PolarWave has 58 heat pump models in this list.
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Overall score
54%
of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model
About averagePolarWave has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 73 models with every rating.
- Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 44%
- Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 57%
- Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 66%
- Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 59%
- Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 43%
Average (50%)
Each bar: the share of similar heat pumps a typical model beats on that rating.
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Rebate standards
60%
meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.
35 models. All brands: 48%.
41%
meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.
24 models. All brands: 38%.
2%
reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.
1 model. All brands: 1%.
PolarWave 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, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?
12 of PolarWave’s 12 models of this size and type have all five ratings.
- 1ES-27Z-M3BPolarWave2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 66% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 67% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Good
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.00 (COP at 5°F)
- Good
- Winter efficiency
- 9.2 (HSPF2)
- Good
- Cooling efficiency
- 21.0 (SEER2)
- Top 10%
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.7 (EER2)
- Good
- 2ACIQ-27Z-HH-M3BPolarWave2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 66.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 89% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Great
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.80 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 9.5 (HSPF2)
- Great
- Cooling efficiency
- 20.0 (SEER2)
- Top 10%
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.7 (EER2)
- Good
- 3ACIQ-36Z-HH-M4BPolarWave3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 63.7Meets none of the standards tracked here
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 89% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Great
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.70 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 10.0 (HSPF2)
- Top 10%
- Cooling efficiency
- 19.0 (SEER2)
- Great
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.7 (EER2)
- Good
- 4ACIQ-30-HPBwith ducted air handler ACIQ-30W-PPolarWave2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 67.8Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 89% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Great
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.82 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 8.8 (HSPF2)
- Good
- Cooling efficiency
- 18.2 (SEER2)
- Great
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.7 (EER2)
- Good
- 5ACIQ-36-HPCwith ducted air handler ACIQ-36-AHBPolarWave3 tons · 35,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 77.9Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 97% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Top 10%
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.80 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 9.5 (HSPF2)
- Great
- Cooling efficiency
- 16.3 (SEER2)
- Good
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.7 (EER2)
- Good
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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