Proair heat pump efficiency: 11 outdoor models compared

Proair has 11 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 20 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 Proair makes. Proair has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of Oct 9, 2026updated Oct 10, 2026 · sources

Outdoor models: 11
AHRI certifications: 20
Efficiency index: 50%; Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (11 models)
Meet CEE 2025: 45.5%; 5 models

How Proair 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.

Proair against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of Proair’s own modelsProair is strongest on HSPF2 (its typical model beats 77% of comparable models) and weakest on EER2 (26%).

Proair
Middle half of its models
Other ranked manufacturers

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of Oct 9, 2026

Average peer percentile of Proair’s models
Rating	Beats comparable models	Rank	Raw median
Efficiency index11 models scored	50%	Not ranked	—
COP at 5°F11 models scored	45%	Not ranked	1.91
Capacity retention at 5°F11 models scored	65%	Not ranked	80%
HSPF211 models scored	77%	Not ranked	9.4
SEER211 models scored	48%	Not ranked	15.6
EER211 models scored	26%	Not ranked	10.0
Heating capacity at 5°F11 models scored	67%	Not ranked	22,600 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of Proair’s models with at least one qualifying certification
Standard	Share	Models
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	45.5%	5
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	45.5%	5
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)	0%	0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)	63.6%	7
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge	0%	0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate	0%	0

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.

Proair’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

Proair (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
All models of the group

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 9, 2026

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct type	Models	Index	COP@5°F	HSPF2	SEER2
Ducted, 2 tons	3	55%	52%	85%	55%
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	6	46%	41%	69%	41%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	2	53%	45%	88%	58%

Every Proair model in the market

Proair’s 11 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.

Proair models by size and ratingColoured: Proair · grey shapes: all 11,475 models · lines: catalog medians by size

Proair models
Ducted median by size
Non-ducted median by size
Every model at each size (width = count)
Standard threshold

Dots: 11 proair 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, size	Models	10th pct.	25th	Median	75th	90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons	175	1.70	1.85	1.90	2.10	2.26
Ducted, 1 ton	340	1.85	1.90	2.00	2.40	2.65
Ducted, 1.5 tons	789	1.75	1.85	2.00	2.20	2.55
Ducted, 2 tons	782	1.73	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.33
Ducted, 2.5 tons	735	1.71	1.80	1.90	2.09	2.48
Ducted, 3 tons	652	1.68	1.70	1.90	2.06	2.36
Ducted, 3.5 tons	641	1.61	1.80	1.95	2.20	2.50
Ducted, 4 tons	367	1.70	1.80	1.91	2.02	2.52
Ducted, 4.5 tons	544	1.70	1.80	1.91	2.08	2.34
Ducted, 5 tons	25	1.80	1.80	1.90	1.90	2.15
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons	717	1.75	1.81	1.97	2.10	2.19
Non-ducted, 1 ton	1,064	1.75	1.80	1.90	2.07	2.25
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons	886	1.80	1.80	1.87	2.07	2.21
Non-ducted, 2 tons	564	1.80	1.80	1.83	2.04	2.21
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons	275	1.80	1.81	1.84	1.86	2.03
Non-ducted, 3 tons	502	1.80	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.09
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons	70	1.82	1.83	1.90	2.00	2.28
Non-ducted, 4 tons	263	1.80	1.80	1.98	2.00	2.10
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons	103	1.77	1.77	1.80	1.97	2.02
Non-ducted, 5 tons	29	1.98	2.00	2.10	2.30	2.47

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 9, 2026

Top Proair 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 Proair 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 model	Size · type	Cap. 5/47	COP@5°F	HSPF2	Btu/h @5°F	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.	Compared with	Score
1P30-40HFN1-DProairwith ducted air handler PAC-36C-HWND1	3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Ducted	82%	2.00	10.0	32,000	15.2	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	3	215449960	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	78.6
2P30-48HFN1-DProairwith ducted air handler PAH-48HWFN1	4 tons47,000 Btu/h · Ducted	92%	1.90	9.4	46,000	15.6	None	1	215449955	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	73.8
3P30-60HFN1-DProairwith ducted air handler PAH-60HWFN1	4.5 tons55,000 Btu/h · Ducted	82%	1.91	9.4	48,500	15.3	None	1	215449956	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	71.3
4P30-36HFN1-SProairwith ducted air handler PAH-36HWFN1	3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Ducted	97%	1.80	9.5	38,000	16.3	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	3	215449954	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	68.9
5P15-24REFN1Proairwith ducted air handler PAC-24B-HWDN1	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted	72%	2.20	9.8	18,500	15.7	Xcel	2	215449957	Ducted, 2 tons	67.3

All-around best

Top 5 Proair 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 model	Size · type	Cap. 5/47	COP@5°F	HSPF2	SEER2	EER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.	Compared with	Score	Heating half	Cooling half	Cold-climate score
1P30-36HFN1-SProairwith ducted air handler PAH-36HWFN1	3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Ducted	97%	1.80	9.5	16.3	11.7	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	3	215449954	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	68.5	68.9	68.1	68.9
2P30-24HFN1Proairwith ducted air handler PAH-24HWFN1	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted	94%	1.91	10.0	17.4	11.7	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	3	217550387	Ducted, 2 tons	65.9	66.6	65.1	66.6
3P30-24HFN1-SProairwith ducted air handler PAH-24HWFN1	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted	94%	1.91	10.0	17.4	11.7	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	215449951	Ducted, 2 tons	65.8	66.5	65.1	66.5
4P30-40HFN1-DProairwith ducted air handler PAH-36HWFN1	3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted	86%	1.97	9.5	16.0	10.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	3	215449953	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	56.1	74.7	37.6	78.6
5P30-60HFN1-DProairwith ducted air handler PAH-60HWFN1	4.5 tons55,000 Btu/h · Ducted	82%	1.91	9.4	15.3	8.8	None	1	215449956	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	53.3	71.3	35.3	71.3

Best model on each rating

Proair’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
Rating	Model	Value	Compared with	Beats	AHRI ref.
COP at 5°F	P15-24REFN1	2.20	Ducted, 2 tons	74%	215449957
Capacity retention at 5°F	P30-48HFN1-D	92%	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	92%	215449955
HSPF2	P30-40HFN1-D	10.0	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	93%	215449960
SEER2	P30-30HFN1	17.3	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	69%	217550388
EER2	P30-36HFN1-S	11.7	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	67%	215449954
Heating capacity at 5°F	P30-36HFN1-S	38,000 Btu/h	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	96%	215449954

All 11 Proair models in Explore

Proair 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.

Proair: 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 type	Cold-climate pickCold-climate score, best model	All-around bestAll-around score, best model
Ducted, 2 tons	67.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)P15-24REFN1with ducted air handler PAC-24B-HWDN13 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 215449957	65.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)P30-24HFN1with ducted air handler PAH-24HWFN13 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217550387
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	78.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)P30-40HFN1-Dwith ducted air handler PAC-36C-HWND14 of 6 models qualify · AHRI 215449960	68.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)P30-36HFN1-Swith ducted air handler PAH-36HWFN16 of 6 models have all five ratings · AHRI 215449954
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	73.8(50 is the typical model of its size class)P30-48HFN1-Dwith ducted air handler PAH-48HWFN12 of 2 models qualify · AHRI 215449955	53.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)P30-60HFN1-Dwith ducted air handler PAH-60HWFN12 of 2 models have all five ratings · AHRI 215449956

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest Proair certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.

The 5 most recently certified Proair outdoor models
Outdoor model	Size · type	COP@5°F	Cap. 5/47	HSPF2	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.
P15-36REFN1Proairwith ducted air handler PAC-36B-HWND1	3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.91	56%	7.7	14.6	None	2	217550391
P15-30REFN1Proairwith ducted air handler PAC-36C-HWND1	2.5 tons30,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.81	61%	9.3	14.9	None	1	217550389
P30-30HFN1Proairwith ducted air handler PAH-30HWFN1	2.5 tons30,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.70	56%	8.5	17.3	Xcel	2	217550388
P30-24HFN1Proairwith ducted air handler PAH-24HWFN1	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.91	94%	10.0	17.4	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	3	217550387
P15-24REFN1Proairwith ducted air handler PAC-24A-HWDN1-UC	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted	2.00	62%	9.2	15.4	Xcel	2	216779016

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