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GCHV vs QUIK COMFORT: heat pump ratings compared

Against heat pumps of the same size and type, a typical GCHV model beats 38% and a typical QUIK COMFORT model 31%. GCHV rates higher overall.

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GCHV

38%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

20 models listed

QUIK COMFORT

31%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

17 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°FGCHV: Beats 39%QUIK COMFORT: Beats 34%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FGCHV: Beats 37%QUIK COMFORT: Beats 27%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2GCHV: Beats 28%QUIK COMFORT: Beats 38%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2GCHV: Beats 30%QUIK COMFORT: Beats 28%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2GCHV: Beats 51%QUIK COMFORT: Beats 38%

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

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Rebate standards

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

  • CEE 2025

    GCHV
    20%
    QUIK COMFORT
    41%

  • Xcel CC

    GCHV
    20%
    QUIK COMFORT
    24%

  • CEE Advanced

    GCHV
    0%
    QUIK COMFORT
    0%

  • ENERGY STAR CC

    GCHV
    10%
    QUIK COMFORT
    0%

Top cold-climate picks, ducted up to 1.5 tons

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

GCHV

  1. 1CPT-DD09AGR4-VTAGCHV1 ton · 9,600 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 70% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
    Seasonal efficiency
    6.6 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    8.8score / 100

QUIK COMFORT

None of QUIK COMFORT’s ducted, up to 1.5 tons models qualifies.

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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