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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%.

Top TRUENORTH 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), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

5 of TRUENORTH’s 7 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1WLWHD(30)ND3MOTRUENORTH2.5 tons · 28,400 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 89% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    54.7score / 100
  2. 2WLWHD(42)ND3MOTRUENORTH3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 81% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    52.1score / 100
  3. 3WLWHD(36)ND3MOTRUENORTH3 tons · 34,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 83% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    50.8score / 100
  4. 4WLUD36W/A-D(U)with ducted air handler WLCAT36F/NAATRUENORTH2.5 tons · 32,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 72% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    49.2score / 100
  5. 5WLUD36W2/D-D(U)with ducted air handler WLCAT36F/NAATRUENORTH2.5 tons · 27,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 74% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
    Seasonal efficiency
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    33.7score / 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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