ORTECH vs VillaTherm: heat pump ratings compared
Against heat pumps of the same size and type, a typical ORTECH model beats 58% and a typical VillaTherm model 66%. VillaTherm rates higher overall.
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ORTECH
58%
of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model
Above average24 models listed
VillaTherm
66%
of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model
Well above average24 models listed
- Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FORTECH: Beats 53%VillaTherm: Beats 80%
- Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FORTECH: Beats 69%VillaTherm: Beats 63%
- Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2ORTECH: Beats 65%VillaTherm: Beats 76%
- Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2ORTECH: Beats 67%VillaTherm: Beats 71%
- Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2ORTECH: Beats 42%VillaTherm: Beats 45%
Average (50%)Dashed outline: the other brand, for comparison
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CEE 2025
- ORTECH
- 83%
- VillaTherm
- 92%
Xcel CC
- ORTECH
- 79%
- VillaTherm
- 92%
CEE Advanced
- ORTECH
- 4%
- VillaTherm
- 17%
ENERGY STAR CC
- ORTECH
- 75%
- VillaTherm
- 83%
Top cold-climate picks, ducted 3.5–4.5 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, 3.5–4.5 tons (39,000–56,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?
ORTECH
- 1OAH-AHU48K-CH-Owith ducted air handler OAH-AHU48K-CH-DORTECH4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 98% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 98% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Top 10%
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.00 (COP at 5°F)
- Good
- Seasonal efficiency
- 9.5 (HSPF2)
- Great
- 2OAH-AHU48K-PR-Owith ducted air handler OAH-AHU48K-PR-DORTECH4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 84% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 84% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Great
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.10 (COP at 5°F)
- Good
- Seasonal efficiency
- 9.0 (HSPF2)
- Good
- 3OAH-AHU60K-CH-Owith ducted air handler OAH-AHU60K-CH-DORTECH4.5 tons · 55,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 87% of its heat at 5°FMeets ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 87% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Great
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.00 (COP at 5°F)
- Good
- Seasonal efficiency
- 9.5 (HSPF2)
- Great
VillaTherm
- 1VHP-UCHA-48HDCT-Awith ducted air handler VAH-UCHA-48SHDCALN2VillaTherm4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 79% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 79% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Good
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.20 (COP at 5°F)
- Great
- Seasonal efficiency
- 10.5 (HSPF2)
- Top 10%
- 2VHP-UCHA-48HDCSN4with ducted air handler VAH-UCHA-48HDCSN4VillaThermAlso listed as VHPSD-UCHA-48HDCSN4, VHPSD-UCHA-48HDCSN4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 75% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 75% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Good
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.25 (COP at 5°F)
- Great
- Seasonal efficiency
- 9.8 (HSPF2)
- Great
- 3VHP-UCHA-60HDCT-Awith ducted air handler VAH-UCHA-60SHDCALN2VillaTherm4.5 tons · 54,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 74% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 74% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Good
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.20 (COP at 5°F)
- Great
- Seasonal efficiency
- 9.8 (HSPF2)
- Great
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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