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Wells heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical Wells heat pump beats 57% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is above average. Wells has 35 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

57%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

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 45 models with every rating.

Wells, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 70%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 40%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 40%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 60%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 70%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 65%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 50%

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.
  • 74%

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

    26 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 60%

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

    21 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 Wells 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.

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

  1. 1WSA-24HFMOwith ductless indoor unit WSA-24HFMIWells2 tons · 23,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 88% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    88% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.3 (HSPF2)
    Great
    61.1score / 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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