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RUSSELL heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical RUSSELL heat pump beats 49% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. RUSSELL has 60 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

49%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About 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 22 models with every rating.

RUSSELL, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 80%), weakest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 25%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 80%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 43%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 25%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 32%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 42%

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.

  • 17%

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

    10 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 13%

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

    8 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 3%

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

    2 models. All brands: 1%.

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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?

6 of RUSSELL’s 17 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1SP18AZ36AJVCwith indoor coil TCFZ6021SEAAM and furnace S802VA100521ZRUSSELL3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 80.6Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    119% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    87.2score / 100Heating 81 · Cooling 94
  2. 2RD17AZ36AJ3Nwith ducted air handler SH2VZ3621MTANARUSSELL3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 64.8Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    53% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.30 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    70.9score / 100Heating 56 · Cooling 86
  3. 3SP15AZ30AJ2Nwith ducted air handler SH2VZ3617STANNRUSSELL2.5 tons · 28,400 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 54% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    55% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    58.0score / 100Heating 51 · Cooling 65
  4. 4SP15AZ36AJ2Nwith ducted air handler SH2VZ3617STANNRUSSELL3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 56% of its heat at 5°FMeets ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    57% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.30 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    54.7score / 100Heating 55 · Cooling 54
  5. 5SP16AZ36AJ3Cwith indoor coil TCFZ3717STANM and furnace S802VA075317ZRUSSELL3 tons · 34,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 56% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    56% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    10.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    44.3score / 100Heating 51 · Cooling 38

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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