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SEA BREEZE+ heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical SEA BREEZE+ heat pump beats 68% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. SEA BREEZE+ has 23 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

68%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well above average

SEA BREEZE+ has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 43 models with every rating.

SEA BREEZE+, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 78%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 64%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 65%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 64%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 78%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 70%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 65%

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.
  • 91%

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

    21 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 87%

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

    20 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%.

SEA BREEZE+ 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?

5 of SEA BREEZE+’s 5 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1HMZ36H525ZMOSEA BREEZE+3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 82.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    106% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.4 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    19.4 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    83.6score / 100Heating 83 · Cooling 85
  2. 2HMZ27H525ZMOSEA BREEZE+2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 72.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    96% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    77.4score / 100Heating 73 · Cooling 82
  3. 3MZ36H525ZMOSEA BREEZE+3 tons · 35,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 60.6Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    9.2 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    69.5score / 100Heating 61 · Cooling 79
  4. 4SZ30H525ZMOwith ducted air handler AH30H525ZMISEA BREEZE+2.5 tons · 30,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 68% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026
    Heat kept at 5°F
    68% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    8.8 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    17.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    53.2score / 100Heating 62 · Cooling 45
  5. 5SZ36H525ZMOwith ducted air handler AH36H525ZMISEA BREEZE+3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 62% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    62% (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
    8.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    32.4score / 100Heating 43 · Cooling 22

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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