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PREMIUM LEVELLA heat pump efficiency: 40 outdoor models compared

PREMIUM LEVELLA has 40 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 48 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 PREMIUM LEVELLA makes. PREMIUM LEVELLA 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
40
AHRI certifications
48
Efficiency index
45%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (37 models)
Meet CEE 2025
52.5%
21 models

How PREMIUM LEVELLA 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.
PREMIUM LEVELLA against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of PREMIUM LEVELLA’s own modelsPREMIUM LEVELLA is strongest on SEER2 (its typical model beats 45% of comparable models) and weakest on capacity retention at 5°F (35%).
  • PREMIUM LEVELLA
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
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Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of PREMIUM LEVELLA’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index37 models scored45%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F37 models scored44%Not ranked1.86
Capacity retention at 5°F37 models scored35%Not ranked62%
HSPF244 models scored42%Not ranked8.7
SEER244 models scored45%Not ranked19.8
EER244 models scored36%Not ranked10.4
Heating capacity at 5°F37 models scored36%Not ranked10,100 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of PREMIUM LEVELLA’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)52.5%21
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)50%20
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)27.5%11
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge0%0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate12.5%5

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.
PREMIUM LEVELLA’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
  • PREMIUM LEVELLA (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons2.00884 modelsDucted, 2.5–3 tons1.901,614 modelsDucted, 3.5–4.5 tons1.911,492 modelsNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.902,417 modelsNon-ducted, 2 tons1.87611 modelsNon-ducted, 2.5–3 tons1.85975 modelsNon-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons1.97438 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons157%22%69%68%
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons266%38%75%95%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons164%10%96%95%
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons2642%48%42%40%
Non-ducted, 2 tons539%27%38%39%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons845%50%30%41%
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons152%22%47%61%

Every PREMIUM LEVELLA model in the market

PREMIUM LEVELLA’s 44 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
PREMIUM LEVELLA models by size and ratingColoured: PREMIUM LEVELLA · grey shapes: all 11,475 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • PREMIUM LEVELLA models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 44 premium levella 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.
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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 PREMIUM LEVELLA 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 PREMIUM LEVELLA 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
1PIACWMZ9082280BPREMIUM LEVELLA · PIACWMZ serieswith ductless indoor unit PIACWMZ9082279A1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted77%2.3711.58,50022.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214717543Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons84.7
2PIAW932580BPREMIUM LEVELLA · PIAW serieswith ductless indoor unit PIAW932579A1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted94%1.9011.611,30026.4CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214232463Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons74.8
3PIAW1232580BPREMIUM LEVELLA · PIAW serieswith ductless indoor unit PIAW1232579A1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted101%1.9010.512,11323.1CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214232461Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons73.5
4PIAW1832580BPREMIUM LEVELLA · PIAW serieswith ductless indoor unit PIAW1832579A1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted99%1.8410.617,74222.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214232464Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons67.6
5PIAW2432580BPREMIUM LEVELLA · PIAW serieswith ductless indoor unit PIAW2432579A2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted91%1.8010.323,77022.3CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214232462Non-ducted, 2 tons64.1

All-around best

Top 5 PREMIUM LEVELLA 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
1PIAW932580BPREMIUM LEVELLA · PIAW serieswith ductless indoor unit PIAW932579A1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted94%1.9011.626.415.8CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214232463Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons84.474.894.174.8
2PIACWMZ9082280BPREMIUM LEVELLA · PIACWMZ serieswith ductless indoor unit PIACWMZ9082279A1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted77%2.3711.522.513.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214717543Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons77.284.769.884.7
3PIAWMZ278800BPREMIUM LEVELLA2.5 tons28,000 Btu/h · Ducted67%2.009.221.011.7CEE 25CEE 263211991191Ducted, 2.5–3 tons75.565.485.6Not a pick
4PIAW1232580BPREMIUM LEVELLA · PIAW serieswith ductless indoor unit PIAW1232579A1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted101%1.9010.523.113.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214232461Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons73.873.574.173.5
5PIAW2432580BPREMIUM LEVELLA · PIAW serieswith ductless indoor unit PIAW2432579A2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted91%1.8010.322.312.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214232462Non-ducted, 2 tons72.264.180.364.1

Best model on each rating

PREMIUM LEVELLA’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FPIACWMZ9082280B2.37Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons95%214717543
Capacity retention at 5°FPIAW1232580B101%Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons87%214232461
HSPF2PIAWMZ488800B9.7Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons95%211991199
SEER2PIAWMZ278800B21.0Ducted, 2.5–3 tons98%211991191
EER2PIAW932580B15.8Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons95%214232463
Heating capacity at 5°FPIAW1832580B17,742 Btu/hNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons90%214232464

All 40 PREMIUM LEVELLA models in Explore

PREMIUM LEVELLA 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.
PREMIUM LEVELLA: 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
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons46.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)PIAWMZ188800B1 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 21199118756.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)PIAWMZ188800B1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 211991187
Ducted, 2.5–3 tonsNone on this board (0 of 2 models qualify)75.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)PIAWMZ278800B2 of 2 models have all five ratings · AHRI 211991191
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tonsNone on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)63.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)PIAWMZ488800B1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 211991199
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons84.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)PIACWMZ9082280Bwith ductless indoor unit PIACWMZ9082279A8 of 26 models qualify · AHRI 21471754384.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)PIAW932580Bwith ductless indoor unit PIAW932579A23 of 26 models have all five ratings · AHRI 214232463
Non-ducted, 2 tons64.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)PIAW2432580Bwith ductless indoor unit PIAW2432579A1 of 5 models qualify · AHRI 21423246272.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)PIAW2432580Bwith ductless indoor unit PIAW2432579A3 of 5 models have all five ratings · AHRI 214232462
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons50.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)PIAWMZ278800B1 of 8 models qualify · AHRI 21199119067.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)PIAWMZ278800B6 of 8 models have all five ratings · AHRI 211991190
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons39.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)PIAWMZ488800B1 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 21199119751.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)PIAWMZ488800B1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 211991197

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest PREMIUM LEVELLA certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 5 most recently certified PREMIUM LEVELLA outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
PIAW24080TBPREMIUM LEVELLAwith ductless indoor unit PIAW24079TA2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted——8.520.0None1214728566
PIAW18080TBPREMIUM LEVELLAwith ductless indoor unit PIAW18079TA1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8059%8.519.0None1214728565
PIAW12080TBPREMIUM LEVELLAwith ductless indoor unit PIAW12079TA1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8070%8.519.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1214728564
PIAW12070TBPREMIUM LEVELLAwith ductless indoor unit PIAW12069TA1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8070%8.519.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1214728563
PIAW2401780TBPREMIUM LEVELLAwith ductless indoor unit PIAW2401779TA2 tons22,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted——8.017.0None1214728340

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