Trane heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical Trane heat pump beats 50% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. Trane has 363 heat pump models in this list, also sold as American Standard, Ameristar, Oxbox, Runtru.

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Overall score

50%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

Ranked 19 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 261 models with every rating.

Trane, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 68%), weakest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 36%).

Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 68%
Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 43%
Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 36%
Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 40%
Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 66%

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.

39%
meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.
140 models. All brands: 57%.
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26%
meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.
93 models. All brands: 53%.
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3%
reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.
9 models. All brands: 3%.
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Top Trane 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?

24 of Trane’s 102 models of this size and type qualify.

15TWV8X36A1with indoor coil D(A,C,E)36C3J+TDR and furnace S8V2C080M5PCBTrane2.5 tons · 29,800 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 115% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
115% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
2.85 (COP at 5°F)
Top 10%
Seasonal efficiency
8.5 (HSPF2)
Good
84.6score / 100
25TWV0X36A1with indoor coil 5TEMCD05AV41+TDR and furnace N/ATraneAlso sold as American Standard 5A6V0X36A13 tons · 35,200 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 74% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
74% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Good
Efficiency at 5°F
2.20 (COP at 5°F)
Great
Seasonal efficiency
10.5 (HSPF2)
Top 10%
80.3score / 100
35TWR7036A1with ducted air handler CM36B4J+TDRTraneAlso sold as American Standard 5A6H7036A12.5 tons · 31,200 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 135% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
135% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
2.97 (COP at 5°F)
Top 10%
Seasonal efficiency
7.8 (HSPF2)
Below the middle
79.2score / 100
43TXK2224AF00HAATraneAlso listed as 3TXK2236AF00HAA, 3TVHS036SF000AA3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 95% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
Heat kept at 5°F
95% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Great
Efficiency at 5°F
2.00 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Seasonal efficiency
13.5 (HSPF2)
Top 10%
78.5score / 100
55A6V8X36A1with indoor coil D(A,C,E)36B4J+TDR and furnace S8V2D120M5PCBTrane (sold as American Standard)2.5 tons · 30,800 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 93% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
93% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Great
Efficiency at 5°F
2.84 (COP at 5°F)
Top 10%
Seasonal efficiency
8.5 (HSPF2)
Good
77.6score / 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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