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Comfort Temps vs GCHV: heat pump ratings compared

Against heat pumps of the same size and type, a typical Comfort Temps model beats 49% and a typical GCHV model 38%. Comfort Temps rates higher overall.

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Comfort Temps

49%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

20 models listed

GCHV

38%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

20 models listed

Rating by ratingEach bar is the share of same-size, same-type heat pumps that a typical model beats, so the two brands compare fairly even if they make different sizes.
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FComfort Temps: Beats 37%GCHV: Beats 39%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FComfort Temps: Beats 38%GCHV: Beats 37%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Comfort Temps: Beats 53%GCHV: Beats 28%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Comfort Temps: Beats 59%GCHV: Beats 30%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Comfort Temps: Beats 52%GCHV: Beats 51%

Average (50%)Dashed outline: the other brand, for comparison

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Share of each brand’s models that meet the level. Programs can have other rules too.

  • CEE 2025

    Comfort Temps
    100%
    GCHV
    20%

  • Xcel CC

    Comfort Temps
    90%
    GCHV
    20%

  • CEE Advanced

    Comfort Temps
    0%
    GCHV
    0%

  • ENERGY STAR CC

    Comfort Temps
    60%
    GCHV
    10%

All-around best, ducted up to 1.5 tons

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

Showing Ducted, Up to 1.5 tons (under 21,000 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

Comfort Temps

No ducted, up to 1.5 tons model from Comfort Temps.

GCHV

  1. 1CPT-DD12AGR4-VTAGCHV1 ton · 12,600 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 56% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    56% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.61 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    14.4 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.1 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    18.3score / 100Heating 5 · Cooling 31
  2. 2CPT-DD09AGR4-VTAGCHV1 ton · 9,600 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 8.8Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.61 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.6 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.8 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    14.1score / 100Heating 9 · Cooling 19
  3. 3CPT-DD18AGR4-VPAGCHV1.5 tons · 18,300 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
    62% (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
    7.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    12.8 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    9.7 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    13.0score / 100Heating 21 · Cooling 5

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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