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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.

Covers heat pumps sold new today (R-454B and R-32 refrigerant). See older R-410A models · Updated

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 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

12 of RUSSELL’s 12 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1SP19AY24AJVCwith indoor coil TCFY2421HEAAM and furnace S972V0603A17UPSRUSSELL2 tons · 22,800 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 54.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    77% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    21.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    13.0 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    74.3score / 100Heating 55 · Cooling 94
  2. 2RD18AY24AJVCwith ducted air handler SH2VY2417STACNRUSSELL2 tons · 21,200 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 70.3Meets 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
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Good
    70.2score / 100Heating 69 · Cooling 71
  3. 3SP15AY24AJ2Nwith ducted air handler SH2VY2417STACNRUSSELL2 tons · 22,800 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 49% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    48% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    7.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Good
    41.4score / 100Heating 31 · Cooling 52
  4. 4RD16AY24AJVCwith ducted air handler SH2VY3621STACNRUSSELL2 tons · 22,800 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 59% of its heat at 5°FMeets ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    59% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    17.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    38.6score / 100Heating 49 · Cooling 29
  5. 5SP14AY24AJ2Nwith indoor coil TCFY2417STANM and furnace S972V0603A17UPSRUSSELL2 tons · 22,800 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 46% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    49% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    14.8 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    23.4score / 100Heating 29 · Cooling 18

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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