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THERMAL ZONE heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical THERMAL ZONE heat pump beats 30% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. THERMAL ZONE has 101 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

30%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

THERMAL ZONE has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 60 models with every rating.

THERMAL ZONE, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 40%), weakest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 23%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 40%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 26%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 23%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 24%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 31%

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.

  • 8%

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

    8 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 8%

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

    8 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%.

Top THERMAL ZONE 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). What size is my system?

2 of THERMAL ZONE’s 30 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1TZP15AY36AJ2Nwith ducted air handler AEW37J+TDRTHERMAL ZONE2.5 tons · 31,600 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 102% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    102% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.66 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Seasonal efficiency
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    72.6score / 100
  2. 2TZID36H520ZCSwith ducted air handler TZID36H520ZAMTHERMAL ZONE3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 75% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    75% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.7 (HSPF2)
    Good
    59.8score / 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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