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York heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical York heat pump beats 51% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. York has 179 heat pump models in this list, also sold as Champion, Champion Heating and Cooling, Coleman, Evcon, Fraser-Johnston and 5 more names.

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Overall score

51%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

Ranked 21 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 137 models with every rating.

York, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 69%), weakest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 37%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 69%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 50%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 37%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 38%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 57%

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.

  • 26%

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

    47 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 26%

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

    46 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 1%

    reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.

    1 model. All brands: 1%.

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

24 of York’s 72 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1RHP15048B21with ducted air handler L(E,G)M60A4York (sold as Guardian)Also sold as Champion Heating and Cooling THF2B48T214 tons · 45,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 83% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    83% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    3.70 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Good
    77.7score / 100
  2. 2RHP14348B21with ducted air handler AEL+D(A,C,E)60B44+TDRYork (sold as Guardian)3.5 tons · 42,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 87% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    87% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    3.49 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Seasonal efficiency
    7.8 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    77.1score / 100
  3. 3YH2F48TB21with ducted air handler L(E,G)M48F4York3.5 tons · 44,500 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 82% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    82% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    3.63 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Good
    76.9score / 100
  4. 4YZV48B21with indoor coil XAMC48HE3N1+CC and furnace TM9V100C16MP12York3.5 tons · 43,500 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 82% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    82% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.14 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    76.9score / 100
  5. 5YH2E48TB21with ducted air handler AEL+D(A,C,E)60B44+TDRYork3.5 tons · 43,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 87% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    87% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    3.46 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Seasonal efficiency
    7.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    75.9score / 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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