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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.

Covers older R-410A heat pumps, no longer installed new. See models sold today · Updated

Overall score

54%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

PolarWave 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.

PolarWave, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 66%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 43%).
  • 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

Share of this brand’s models that meet the efficiency levels rebate programs use. Programs can have other rules too.

  • 60%

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

    35 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 41%

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

    24 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 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%.

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Top PolarWave 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, 3.5–4.5 tons (39,000–56,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

8 of PolarWave’s 12 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1ACIQ-48ZPL-HP230Bwith ducted air handler ACIQ-48CD-HH-MBPolarWave4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 88% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    88% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.02 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.3 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    86.4score / 100
  2. 2ACIQ-60ZPL-HP230Bwith ducted air handler ACIQ-60CD-HH-MBPolarWave4.5 tons · 55,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 93% of its heat at 5°FMeets ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    93% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.97 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    82.0score / 100
  3. 3EZ-60-HPwith ducted air handler EZ-60-AHPolarWave4.5 tons · 55,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 92% of its heat at 5°FMeets ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    92% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.91 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.4 (HSPF2)
    Great
    77.1score / 100
  4. 4ACIQ-48Z-HH-M5BPolarWave4 tons · 47,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 87% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    87% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    74.9score / 100
  5. 5EZ-48-HPwith ducted air handler EZ-48-AHPolarWave4 tons · 47,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 94% of its heat at 5°FMeets ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    94% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.85 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.4 (HSPF2)
    Great
    72.4score / 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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