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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, 3.5–4.5 tons (39,000–56,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

14 of WHIRLPOOL’s 14 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1WLP15AY42AJ2Nwith ducted air handler WLH2TY4824STANNWHIRLPOOL3.5 tons · 40,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 49% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025
    Heat kept at 5°F
    46% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    54.4score / 100Heating 45 · Cooling 64
  2. 2WLP15AY48AJ2Nwith ducted air handler WLH2TY4824STANNWHIRLPOOL4 tons · 45,500 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 51% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    51% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    54.1score / 100Heating 51 · Cooling 57
  3. 3WLP14AY42AJ2Nwith ducted air handler WLH2TY4824STANNWHIRLPOOL3.5 tons · 40,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 61% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    48% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    48.3score / 100Heating 40 · Cooling 57
  4. 4WLP14AY48AJ2Nwith ducted air handler WLH2TY4824STANNWHIRLPOOL4 tons · 45,500 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 59% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    48% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    7.8 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    47.6score / 100Heating 38 · Cooling 57
  5. 5RHPBYC060AJTWHIRLPOOL4.5 tons · 56,500 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 46% 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
    1.91 (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
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    34.7score / 100Heating 27 · Cooling 42

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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