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Wells heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical Wells heat pump beats 63% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. Wells has 37 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

63%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well above average

Wells has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 57 models with every rating.

Wells, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 74%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 59%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 64%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 61%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 74%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 62%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 59%

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.
  • 87%

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

    32 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 81%

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

    30 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.

    1 model. All brands: 3%.

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Wells all-around best, by size

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

7 of Wells’s 7 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1WOM-48RH6/230Wells4 tons · 45,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 77.9Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    81% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.6 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    20.4 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    85.1score / 100Heating 78 · Cooling 92
  2. 2WOM-48HH6/230Wells4 tons · 47,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 82.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    11.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    20.4 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    83.9score / 100Heating 83 · Cooling 85
  3. 3WOM-60HH6/230Wells4.5 tons · 53,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 81.2Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    87% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.7 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    82.0score / 100Heating 81 · Cooling 83
  4. 4WDHP-4860T-Gwith ducted air handler WDAH-48MOC-GWells4 tons · 47,500 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 64.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    71% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    17.5 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.3 (EER2)
    Good
    64.4score / 100Heating 64 · Cooling 65
  5. 5WDHP-48HHwith ducted air handler WDAH-48MOCWells4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 68.8Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    92% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    16.5 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    10.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    57.1score / 100Heating 69 · Cooling 45

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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