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TKS heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical TKS heat pump beats 31% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. TKS has 8 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

31%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

TKS has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 8 models with every rating.

TKS, rating by ratingStrongest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 43%), weakest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 16%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 23%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 43%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 16%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 35%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 36%

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.

  • 75%

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

    6 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 100%

    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%.

TKS all-around best, by size

Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.

Showing Ductless, 2 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

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

  1. 1TWSG-2419SR32Owith ductless indoor unit TWSG-2419SR32ITKS2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 13.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.75 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.9 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    24.5score / 100Heating 14 · Cooling 36

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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