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SMARTFLEX heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical SMARTFLEX heat pump beats 29% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. SMARTFLEX has 11 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

29%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

SMARTFLEX has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 15 models with every rating.

SMARTFLEX, rating by ratingStrongest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 65%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 19%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 19%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 65%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 28%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 21%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 19%

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.

  • 36%

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

    4 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 64%

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

    7 models. All brands: 38%.

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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: 1%.

SMARTFLEX 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?

1 of SMARTFLEX’s 1 model of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1DHS36CMB22SSMARTFLEX3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 37.8Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    73% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.76 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    7.6 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    14.5 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    8.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    24.1score / 100Heating 38 · Cooling 10

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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