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VY BUILD heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical VY BUILD heat pump beats 53% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. VY BUILD has 3 heat pump models in this list.

Covers older R-410A heat pumps, no longer installed new. See models sold today · Updated

Overall score

53%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

VY BUILD has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 3 models with every rating.

VY BUILD, rating by ratingStrongest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 77%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 23%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 23%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 36%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 50%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 77%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 61%

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.

  • 100%

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

    3 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 33%

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

    1 model. 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 VY BUILD 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 Ductless, Up to 1.5 tons (under 21,000 Btu/h cooling), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

1 of VY BUILD’s 2 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1VY-GREEN-1200with ductless indoor unit VY-GREEN-1200VY BUILD1 ton · 12,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 76% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    76% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    47.5score / 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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