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TRUENORTH heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical TRUENORTH heat pump beats 41% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is below average. TRUENORTH has 18 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

41%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Below average

TRUENORTH has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 24 models with every rating.

TRUENORTH, rating by ratingStrongest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 54%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 33%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 36%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 54%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 45%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 41%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 33%

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.

  • 50%

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

    9 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 39%

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

    7 models. All brands: 38%.

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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: 1%.

TRUENORTH all-around best, by size

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

Showing Ducted, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

6 of TRUENORTH’s 6 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1WLWHD(30)ND3MOTRUENORTH2.5 tons · 28,400 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 54.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    89% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    53.1score / 100Heating 55 · Cooling 52
  2. 2WLWHD(42)ND3MOTRUENORTH3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 52.1Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    81% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.84 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    51.8score / 100Heating 52 · Cooling 52
  3. 3WLWHD(36)ND3MOTRUENORTH3 tons · 34,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 50.8Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    83% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    51.1score / 100Heating 51 · Cooling 52
  4. 4WLUD36W/A-D(U)with ducted air handler WLCAT36F/NAATRUENORTH2.5 tons · 32,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 49.2Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    72% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    9.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    36.5score / 100Heating 49 · Cooling 24
  5. 5WLUD36W2/D-D(U)with ducted air handler WLCAT36F/NAATRUENORTH2.5 tons · 27,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 33.7Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    74% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.70 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    14.8 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    34.5score / 100Heating 34 · Cooling 35

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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