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Rheem heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical Rheem heat pump beats 54% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. Rheem has 291 heat pump models in this list, also sold as Mainline, RUUD, SURE, Weatherking.

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Overall score

54%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

Ranked 16 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 232 models with every rating.

Rheem, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 69%), weakest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 44%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 69%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 59%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 49%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 44%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 46%

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.

  • 40%

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

    117 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 35%

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

    102 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 6%

    reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.

    16 models. All brands: 1%.

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Top Rheem 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, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

24 of Rheem’s 64 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1RO1HHZ30AJ8Swith ducted air handler RIMHHZ30AJ8SRheem2.5 tons · 30,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 93% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    93% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.04 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    86.6score / 100
  2. 2RO1HHZ36AJ8Swith ducted air handler RIMHHZ36AJ8SRheem3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 86% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    86% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.08 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.8 (HSPF2)
    Great
    82.5score / 100
  3. 3UP18AZ36AJVCwith indoor coil RCFZ6021SEAAM and furnace R802V0754A17DZRheem (sold as RUUD)3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 127% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    127% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    80.7score / 100
  4. 4SP18AZ36AJVCwith ducted air handler SHMVZ6021SEACARheem (sold as SURE)Also sold as Mainline MLP18AZ36AJVC3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 121% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    121% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    80.6score / 100
  5. 5RP18AZ36AJVCwith indoor coil RCFZ6021SEAAM and furnace R98VB085M521URheem3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 126% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    126% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    80.6score / 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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