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WHIRLPOOL heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical WHIRLPOOL heat pump beats 26% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. WHIRLPOOL has 42 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

26%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

WHIRLPOOL has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 42 models with every rating.

WHIRLPOOL, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 41%), weakest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 17%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 41%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 21%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 17%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 17%
  • 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.

  • 2%

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

    1 model. All brands: 57%.

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  • 5%

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

    2 models. All brands: 53%.

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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: 3%.

WHIRLPOOL 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?

12 of WHIRLPOOL’s 12 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1WLP15AY36AJ2Nwith ducted air handler AE*S+DM36A3J+TDRWHIRLPOOL2.5 tons · 32,400 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 78.5Meets Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    127% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.73 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    7.8 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    63.1score / 100Heating 79 · Cooling 48
  2. 2WLP14AY36AJ2Nwith ducted air handler WLH2TY3621STANNWHIRLPOOL3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 65% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    52% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    45.6score / 100Heating 43 · Cooling 48
  3. 3WLP14AY30AJ2Nwith ducted air handler WLB2TY3621STANMWHIRLPOOL2.5 tons · 28,400 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 58% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    46% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    36.8score / 100Heating 26 · Cooling 48
  4. 4RHPBYC036AJTWHIRLPOOL3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 40% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    41% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.82 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    7.2 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.5 (EER2)
    Good
    29.7score / 100Heating 18 · Cooling 42
  5. 5RHPCYB036ACWHIRLPOOLAlso listed as RHPCYB036AD, RHPCYB036AJ, RHPCYB036AY3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 47% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    47% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.99 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.4 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.6 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    18.5score / 100Heating 22 · Cooling 15

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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