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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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Top RUSSELL 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?

2 of RUSSELL’s 17 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1SP18AZ36AJVCwith ducted air handler SHMVZ6021SEACARUSSELL3 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
  2. 2RD17AZ36AJ3Nwith ducted air handler SH3VZ4821STACNRUSSELL3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 86% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    86% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    64.8score / 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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