Open Table
Manufacturer's rated cooling capacity
(btu's/hr)
Range of SEER's
Low High
Single Package Units
Central Air Conditioners (Cooling Only): All capacities 14 20
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All capacities 14 18.1
Split System Units
Central Air Conditioner models allowed only in northern states (listed in 305.12(g)(13)) (Cooling Only): All capacities 13 26
Central Air Conditioner models allowed in all states (Cooling Only):
All capacities 14 26
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All capacities 14 30.5
Small-duct, high-velocity Systems 12 12.5
Space-Constrained Products
Central Air Conditioners (Cooling Only): All capacities 12 14
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All capacities 12 14

[81 FR 63656, Sept. 15, 2016]


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