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DOE CCHP: which heat pumps meet it?

Rating thresholds from the DOE Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge. 1.4% of certified models (137, about 1 in 75) meet it.

Covers older R-410A heat pumps, no longer installed new. See models sold today · Updated

What it asks for

Challenge specification

  • Efficiency on a 5°F day (COP at 5°F): 2.1 or more
  • Heating power kept at 5°F (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F): 100% or more of its 47°F output
  • Winter-long heating efficiency (HSPF2): 8.5 or more

A model counts when at least one of its certified pairings meets every line on its own. Requirements not published in AHRI ratings (cut-in temperature, GWP, controls) are not checked. Source: U.S. Department of Energy

How often each size meets itThe dark line is the share across all sizes; each bar is one size, every type together.
  • Up to 1.5 tons75 of 3,130 models2%
  • 2 tons44 of 1,437 models3%
  • 2.5–3 tons14 of 2,588 models1%
  • 3.5–4.5 tons4 of 2,136 models0%
  • 5 tons and up0 of 349 models0%

All sizes: 1.4%

Source: AHRI directory.

Models that meet it, one size class at a time

Highest efficiency on a 5°F day first. Every model here meets the level.

Showing Ducted, 2 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

  1. 1ARUN024GSS4LG2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctlessTop 10%3.59
  2. 238MURAQ24AB3*with indoor coil D(A,C,E)36B34+TDR and furnace PG96MSAA48060BCarrier (sold as Payne Heating and Cooling)2 tons · 23,600 Btu/h · DuctedTop 10%3.09
  3. 3DLCURAH24ABKwith indoor coil D(A,C,E)30C44+TDR and furnace *92ESN0802120ACarrier (sold as Tempstar)2 tons · 23,800 Btu/h · DuctedTop 10%3.03
  4. 4DLCURAH24AAKwith indoor coil D(A,C,E)24B44+TDR and furnace *80MS(N,L)0451412ACarrier (sold as Tempstar)2 tons · 22,800 Btu/h · DuctedTop 10%2.92
  5. 5WDLCURAH24ABKwith indoor coil WLA*244BA and furnace WFST060B048ACarrier (sold as Grandaire)2 tons · 23,200 Btu/h · DuctedGreat2.34
  6. 6ACIQ-24ZPL-HP230Bwith ductless indoor unit ACIQ-24W-HH-MC1HVAC2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctlessTop 10%2.21
  7. 7ACIQ-24ZPL-HP230Bwith ductless indoor unit ACIQ-24W-HH-MBACIQ2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctlessTop 10%2.21
  8. 8BMY24HH22Cwith ductless indoor unit BMY24HH22WMBlueRidge2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctlessTop 10%2.21
  9. 9BZ33-HYP24OUT2-G2-Pwith ductless indoor unit BZ33-HYP24WALL2-G2-PBreeze332 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctlessTop 10%2.21
  10. 1038MARBQ24AA3with ductless indoor unit 40MAHBQ24XA3Carrier2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctlessTop 10%2.21

44 ducted, 2 tons models meet it. See them all in the advanced list

These are certified test ratings, not a recommendation for your home. The right size comes from a load calculation by a contractor.

Brands with the most models that meet itShare of each brand’s own models; the dark line is the share across all models.

All models: 1.4%

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