Equipment Type | Size Category | Heating Section Type | Subcategory or Rating Condition | Minimum Efficiency | Test Procedurea |
| < 65,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System | 13.0 SEER | |
| ≥ 65,000 Btu/h and < 135,000 Btu/h | Electric Resistance (or none) | VRF Multi-Split System | 11.0 EER 14.6 IEER | |
| ≥ 65,000 Btu/h and < 135,000 Btu/h | Electric Resistance (or none) | VRF Multi-Split System with Heat Recovery | 10.8 EER 14.4 IEER | |
VRF Air Cooled (cooling mode) | ≥ 135,000 Btu/h and < 240,000 Btu/h | Electric Resistance (or none) | VRF Multi-Split System | 10.6 EER 13.9 IEER | AHRI 1230 |
| ≥ 135,000 Btu/h and < 240,000 Btu/h | Electric Resistance (or none) | VRF Multi-Split System with Heat Recovery | 10.4 EER 13.7 IEER | |
| ≥ 240,000 Btu/h | Electric Resistance (or none) | VRF Multi-Split System | 9.5 EER 12.7 IEER | |
| ≥ 240,000 Btu/h | Electric Resistance (or none) | VRF Multi-Split System with Heat Recovery | 9.3 EER 12.5 IEER | |
| < 65,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System 86ºF entering water | 12.0 EER 16.0 IEER | |
| < 65,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System with Heat Recovery 86ºF entering water | 11.8 EER 15.8 IEER | |
| ≥ 65,000 Btu/h and < 135,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System 86ºF entering water | 12.0 EER 16.0 IEER | |
VRF Water Source (cooling mode) | ≥ 65,000 Btu/h and < 135,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System with Heat Recovery 86ºF entering water | 11.8 EER 15.8 IEER | AHRI 1230 |
| ≥ 135,000 Btu/h and < 240,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System 86ºF entering water | 10.0 EER 14.0 IEER | |
| ≥ 135,000 Btu/h and < 240,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System with Heat Recovery 86ºF entering water | 9.8 EER 13.8 IEER | |
| ≥ 240,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System 86ºF entering water | 10.0 EER 12.0 IEER | |
| ≥ 240,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System with Heat Recovery 86ºF entering water | 9.8 EER 11.8 IEER | |
| < 135,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System 59ºF entering water | 16.2 EER | |
< 135,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System with Heat Recovery 59ºF entering water | 16.0 EER | |
VRF Groundwater Source (cooling mode) | ≥ 135,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System 59ºF entering water | 13.8 EER | AHRI 1230 |
| ≥ 135,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System with Heat Recovery 59ºF entering water | 13.6 EER | |
| < 135,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System 77ºF entering water | 13.4 EER | |
VRF Ground Source (cooling mode) | < 135,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System with Heat Recovery 77ºF entering water | 13.2 EER | AHRI 1230 |
| ≥ 135,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System 77ºF entering water | 11.0 EER | |
| ≥ 135,000 Btu/h | All | VRF Multi-Split System with Heat Recovery 77ºF entering water | 10.8 EER | |
| < 65,000 Btu/h (cooling capacity) | | VRF Multi-Split System | 7.7 HSPF | |
VRF Air Cooled (heating mode) | ≥ 65,000 Btu/h and < 135,000 Btu/h (cooling capacity) | | VRF Multi-Split System 47ºF db/43ºF wb outdoor air 17ºF db/15ºF wb outdoor air | 3.3 COP 2.25 COP | AHRI 1230 |
| ≥ 135,000 Btu/h (cooling capacity) | | VRF Multi-Split System 47ºF db/43ºF wb outdoor air 17ºF db/15ºF wb outdoor air | 3.2 COP 2.05 COP | |
| < 65,000 Btu/h (cooling capacity) | | VRF Multi-Split System 68ºF entering water | 4.3 COP | |
| ≥ 65,000 Btu/h and < 135,000 Btu/h (cooling capacity) | | VRF Multi-Split System 68ºF entering water | 4.3 COP | |
VRF Water Source (heating mode) | ≥ 135,000 Btu/h and < 240,000 Btu/h (cooling capacity) | | VRF Multi-Split System 68ºF entering water | 4.0 COP | AHRI 1230 |
| ≥ 240,000 Btu/h (cooling capacity) | | VRF Multi-Split System 68ºF entering water | 3.9 COP | |
VRF Groundwater Source | < 135,000 Btu/h (cooling capacity) | | VRF Multi-Split System 50ºF entering water | 3.6 COP | AHRI 1230 |
(heating mode) | ≥ 135,000 Btu/h (cooling capacity) | | VRF Multi-Split System 50ºF entering water | 3.3 COP | |
VRF Ground Source | < 135,000 Btu/h (cooling capacity) | | VRF Multi-Split System 32ºF entering water | 3.1 COP | AHRI 1230 |
(heating mode) | ≥ 135,000 Btu/h (cooling capacity) | | VRF Multi-Split System 32ºF entering water | 2.8 COP | |