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TACOOL heat pump efficiency: 5 outdoor models compared

TACOOL has 5 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 5 AHRI-certified combinations. Each model is compared with models of the same size and duct type, so the scores below do not depend on which sizes TACOOL makes. TACOOL has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of updated · sources

Outdoor models
5
AHRI certifications
5
Efficiency index
22%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (5 models)
Meet CEE 2025
40%
2 models

How TACOOL compares with comparable models

For each rating: the share of same-size, same-type models that a typical model of this manufacturer beats (50% is typical), its rank, and the raw median for context. Raw medians are not comparable across manufacturers that make different sizes.
TACOOL against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of TACOOL’s own modelsTACOOL is strongest on SEER2 (its typical model beats 28% of comparable models) and weakest on HSPF2 (12%).
  • TACOOL
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
TACOOL

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of TACOOL’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index5 models scored22%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F5 models scored15%Not ranked1.75
Capacity retention at 5°F5 models scored26%Not ranked70%
HSPF25 models scored12%Not ranked7.5
SEER25 models scored28%Not ranked17.0
EER25 models scored26%Not ranked10.2
Heating capacity at 5°F5 models scored24%Not ranked7,400 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of TACOOL’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)40%2
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)40%2
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)60%3
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge0%0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate0%0

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.
TACOOL’s models inside each size and duct typeShape: every model of the group · blue: the middle half of this manufacturer’s models there, median dot, 10th–90th percentile line
  • TACOOL (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.953,455 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons522%15%12%28%

Every TACOOL model in the market

TACOOL’s 5 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
TACOOL models by size and ratingColoured: TACOOL · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • TACOOL models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 5 tacool models, each through its representative certification, in the colour of the rating shown. The grey shapes count all 14,508 models, half a ton at a time.
Show the data as a table
COP at 5°F by size and duct type (every model, by rated cooling capacity)
Duct type, sizeModels10th pct.25thMedian75th90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons8261.641.711.751.852.24
Ducted, 1 ton4071.801.902.052.412.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons9921.751.862.002.172.40
Ducted, 2 tons9991.751.862.002.182.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons1,0401.701.802.002.102.36
Ducted, 3 tons6961.801.902.002.102.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons8641.701.802.002.102.46
Ducted, 4 tons7271.801.862.002.122.40
Ducted, 4.5 tons6901.701.801.902.102.20
Ducted, 5 tons861.892.002.102.102.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons1,1861.751.801.902.002.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton1,3431.801.801.992.102.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons1,2611.801.802.002.102.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons7611.801.982.002.102.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons4031.801.852.002.002.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons4731.901.982.002.032.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons2802.002.002.002.052.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons2041.962.002.052.102.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons781.901.911.952.012.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons841.992.002.052.202.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Top TACOOL models

Its top five cold-climate picks and its top five all-around models across sizes (both scores compare each model with models of its own size and duct type, so sizes compare), then, on each single rating, the model that beats the largest share of comparable models.

Cold-climate picks

Top 2 TACOOL cold-climate picks across sizes. Qualifies when its capacity retention at 5°F (capacity at 5°F as a share of capacity at 47°F) is at least 70% and Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 are all rated. Score = the equal-weight mean of its peer percentiles on Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100), all from one certified pairing: in each duct type a model is sold in, its qualifying pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2Btu/h @5°FSEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScore
1DMLHT1W-12R4CBPH2TACOOLwith ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-12R4CBPH2Also listed as DMLHT1W-12R4BBPH21 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted70%1.869.08,40022.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1218635872Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons29.6
2DMLHT1W-09R4CBPH1TACOOLwith ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-09R4CBPH11 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted78%1.757.57,00017.0Xcel1218635869Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons20.8

All-around best

Top 4 TACOOL models on the all-around score across sizes. Score = 50% heating, the mean of its peer percentiles on COP at 5°F, Capacity retention at 5°F, HSPF2, plus 50% cooling, the mean of its peer percentiles on SEER2 and EER2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100). All five ratings are required; there is no minimum heat kept at 5°F. In each duct type a model is sold in, it is scored on its pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher cold-climate score, then the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2SEER2EER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScoreHeating halfCooling halfCold-climate score
1DMLHT1W-12R4CBPH2TACOOLwith ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-12R4CBPH2Also listed as DMLHT1W-12R4BBPH21 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted70%1.869.022.012.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1218635872Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons40.329.651.029.6
2DMLHT1W-09R4CBPH1TACOOLwith ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-09R4CBPH11 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted78%1.757.517.010.2Xcel1218635869Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons16.920.813.020.8
3DMLHT1W-12R4BBPH1TACOOLwith ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-12R4BBPH11 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted62%1.707.517.09.8None1218635871Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons7.44.210.6Not a pick
4DMLHT1W-12R4CBPH1TACOOLwith ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-12R4CBPH11 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted62%1.707.517.09.5None1218635870Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons6.04.27.9Not a pick

Best model on each rating

TACOOL’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FDMLHT1W-12R4CBPH2Also listed as DMLHT1W-12R4BBPH21.86Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons36%218635872
Capacity retention at 5°FDMLHT1W-09R4CBPH178%Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons57%218635869
HSPF2DMLHT1W-12R4CBPH2Also listed as DMLHT1W-12R4BBPH29.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons29%218635872
SEER2DMLHT1W-12R4CBPH2Also listed as DMLHT1W-12R4BBPH222.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons56%218635872
EER2DMLHT1W-12R4CBPH2Also listed as DMLHT1W-12R4BBPH212.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons44%218635872
Heating capacity at 5°FDMLHT1W-12R4CBPH2Also listed as DMLHT1W-12R4BBPH28,400 Btu/hNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons34%218635872

All 5 TACOOL models in Explore

TACOOL size class by size class: cold-climate and all-around

Its best model on each board in every size and duct type it makes. Both scores are 0–100 against every model of that size class (the line on each bar is 50, the typical model there). Cold-climate picks must keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F; the all-around score needs all five ratings and has no such bar.
TACOOL: best cold-climate pick and best all-around model per size and duct type, with how many of its models are on each board (top 5 and 5 per class are in the snapshot)
Size and duct typeCold-climate pickCold-climate score, best modelAll-around bestAll-around score, best model
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons29.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)DMLHT1W-12R4CBPH2with ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-12R4CBPH2Also listed as DMLHT1W-12R4BBPH23 of 5 models qualify · AHRI 21863587240.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)DMLHT1W-12R4CBPH2with ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-12R4CBPH2Also listed as DMLHT1W-12R4BBPH25 of 5 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218635872

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest TACOOL certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 5 most recently certified TACOOL outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
DMLHT1W-12R4BBPH2TACOOLwith ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-12R4BBPH21 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8670%9.022.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1218635873
DMLHT1W-12R4CBPH2TACOOLwith ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-12R4CBPH21 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8670%9.022.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1218635872
DMLHT1W-12R4BBPH1TACOOLwith ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-12R4BBPH11 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.7062%7.517.0None1218635871
DMLHT1W-12R4CBPH1TACOOLwith ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-12R4CBPH11 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.7062%7.517.0None1218635870
DMLHT1W-09R4CBPH1TACOOLwith ductless indoor unit DMLHT1G-09R4CBPH11 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.7578%7.517.0Xcel1218635869

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TACOOL includes these brand names as listed in AHRI: TACOOL. Standards are checked against published thresholds; program rules beyond ratings are not checked.