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TRAIDEN heat pump efficiency: 6 outdoor models compared

TRAIDEN has 6 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 6 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 TRAIDEN makes. TRAIDEN 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
6
AHRI certifications
6
Efficiency index
24%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (1 model)
Meet CEE 2025
0%
0 models

How TRAIDEN 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.
TRAIDEN against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of TRAIDEN’s own modelsTRAIDEN is strongest on COP at 5°F (its typical model beats 74% of comparable models) and weakest on heating capacity at 5°F (3%).
  • TRAIDEN
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
TRAIDEN

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of TRAIDEN’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index1 model scored24%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F6 models scored74%Not ranked2.14
Capacity retention at 5°F1 model scored8%Not ranked58%
HSPF26 models scored11%Not ranked8.5
SEER26 models scored15%Not ranked18.0
EER26 models scored17%Not ranked10.0
Heating capacity at 5°F4 models scored3%Not ranked5,200 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of TRAIDEN’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)0%0
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)0%0
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)0%0
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.
TRAIDEN’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
  • TRAIDEN (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.953,455 modelsNon-ducted, 2 tons2.00863 modelsNon-ducted, 2.5–3 tons2.001,106 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 tons3—66%17%20%
Non-ducted, 2 tons124%51%12%26%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons2—96%2%3%

Every TRAIDEN model in the market

TRAIDEN’s 6 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
TRAIDEN models by size and ratingColoured: TRAIDEN · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • TRAIDEN models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 6 traiden 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 TRAIDEN 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

No TRAIDEN model keeps at least 70% of its heat at 5°F with all three cold-climate ratings.

All-around best

Top 1 TRAIDEN 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
1CMTHI242AXTRAIDEN · J serieswith ductless indoor unit EMTHI242AX2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted58%2.008.519.010.5None1217747233Non-ducted, 2 tons23.523.623.3Not a pick

Best model on each rating

TRAIDEN’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FCTMHI362AXAlso listed as CMTHI362AX2.21Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons96%217747234
Capacity retention at 5°FCMTHI242AX58%Non-ducted, 2 tons8%217747233
HSPF2CMTHI182AX9.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons29%217747232
SEER2CMTHI121AX20.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons30%217747230
EER2CMTHI121AX11.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons28%217747230
Heating capacity at 5°FCMTHI242AX14,000 Btu/hNon-ducted, 2 tons10%217747233

All 6 TRAIDEN models in Explore

TRAIDEN 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.
TRAIDEN: 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 tonsNone on this board (0 of 3 models qualify)None on this board (0 of 3 models have all five ratings)
Non-ducted, 2 tonsNone on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)23.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)CMTHI242AXwith ductless indoor unit EMTHI242AX1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217747233
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tonsNone on this board (0 of 2 models qualify)None on this board (0 of 2 models have all five ratings)

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest TRAIDEN certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 5 most recently certified TRAIDEN outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
CMTHI362AXTRAIDEN · L serieswith ductless indoor unit EMTHI362AX3 tons34,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.21—8.017.0None1217902880
CTMHI362AXTRAIDEN · L serieswith ductless indoor unit EMTHI362AX3 tons34,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.21—8.017.0None1217747234
CMTHI242AXTRAIDEN · J serieswith ductless indoor unit EMTHI242AX2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.0058%8.519.0None1217747233
CMTHI182AXTRAIDEN · J serieswith ductless indoor unit EMTHI182AX1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.20—9.019.0None1217747232
CMTHI122AXTRAIDEN · J serieswith ductless indoor unit EMTHI122AX1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.90—8.517.0None1217747231

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