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RUSSELL heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical RUSSELL heat pump beats 33% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. RUSSELL has 111 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

33%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

RUSSELL has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 67 models with every rating.

RUSSELL, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 37%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 21%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 37%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 21%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 24%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 28%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 36%

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.

  • 11%

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

    12 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 7%

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

    8 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 0%

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

    None of its models yet. All brands: 3%.

RUSSELL 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?

19 of RUSSELL’s 33 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1RD18AY36AJVCwith ducted air handler SH2VY3621MTACNRUSSELL2.5 tons · 32,800 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 78.1Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    85% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    13.0 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    84.1score / 100Heating 77 · Cooling 91
  2. 2SP19AY36AJVCwith indoor coil TCFY3621MEAAM and furnace S97MV0603A17DHRUSSELL3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 70.9Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    87% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    21.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    80.2score / 100Heating 71 · Cooling 89
  3. 3SP15AY36AJ2Nwith ducted air handler SH2VY3617STACNRUSSELL3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 52% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    52% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    7.8 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    54.1score / 100Heating 47 · Cooling 62
  4. 4RD16AY36AJVCwith indoor coil TCFY3624MTANM and furnace S972V1155A24UPSRUSSELL3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 57% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    58% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.40 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    17.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    51.8score / 100Heating 59 · Cooling 45
  5. 5SP14AY36AJ2Nwith ducted air handler SH2VY3617STACNRUSSELL3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 52% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    53% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    7.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    46.8score / 100Heating 46 · Cooling 48

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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