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

A typical SEA BREEZE+ heat pump beats 66% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. SEA BREEZE+ has 19 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

66%

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 37 models with every rating.

SEA BREEZE+, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 78%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 46%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 46%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 68%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 78%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 73%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 62%

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.

  • 90%

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

    17 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 84%

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

    16 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 5%

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

    1 model. All brands: 1%.

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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?

4 of SEA BREEZE+’s 4 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1HMZ28H424ZMOSEA BREEZE+2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 66.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    89% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    74.6score / 100Heating 67 · Cooling 83
  2. 2HMZ36H424ZMOSEA BREEZE+3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 63.7Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    89% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.70 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    71.2score / 100Heating 64 · Cooling 79
  3. 3MZ36H424ZMOSEA BREEZE+3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 64% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    65% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.68 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.2 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    56.6score / 100Heating 44 · Cooling 69
  4. 4CSZ36H424ZMOwith ducted air handler AH36H424ZMISEA BREEZE+3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 70.6Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    98% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    8.9 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    14.9 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    46.4score / 100Heating 71 · 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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