Are Carrier and Smart Comfort heat pumps the same?

21 model numbers are listed under both Carrier and Smart Comfort. For 1 of them the certified record is the same record under each brand.

21 shared model numbers
1 identical record
20 records that differ
Updated Oct 26, 2026

How much of each range overlaps

Each brand's range, and how much of it is shared with the other
Brand	Units in the certified data	Certified combinations	Share of its range that is shared
Carrier	187	10,665	11.2%
Smart Comfort	108	2,286	19.4%

“Share of its range” is shared model numbers divided by that brand's own units. The two shares differ because the two ranges are different sizes. One row per unit (a certified model number), not per brand entry.

The model numbers they share

21 of 21 shown

Model numbers listed under both brands. The 5°F figure is the median across that unit's own certified pairings.

Model numbers listed under both Carrier and Smart Comfort
Model number	Size class	Type	Heat at 5°FBtu/hkW	COP at 5°F	Pairings	Carrier	Smart Comfort	Same record	Cold climate
DLCURAH60ABK	54,000 Btu (4.5-ton)	central	48,500	1.91	22	1	1	Identical	Yes
DLCURAH48ABK	48,000 Btu (4-ton)	central	46,000	1.90	34	1	2	Differs	Yes
D5CUHAH30AAK	30,000 Btu (2.5-ton)	central	32,400	1.82	2,792	1	349	Differs	Yes
DLCURAH36ABK	36,000 Btu (3-ton)	central	32,000	1.97	48	1	3	Differs	Yes
D5CUHAH36AAK	36,000 Btu (3-ton)	central	30,400	1.80	2,634	1	328	Differs	Yes
D5CURAH36AAK	36,000 Btu (3-ton)	central	29,200	1.99	30	1	2	Differs	Yes
DLCSRBH24AAK	24,000 Btu (2-ton)	mini-split	25,000	2.00	169	6	14	Differs	Yes
DLCURAH30ABK	30,000 Btu (2.5-ton)	central	24,000	1.80	36	1	2	Differs	Yes
DLCURAH24ABK	24,000 Btu (2-ton)	central	22,600	1.91	60	1	4	Differs	Yes
D5CUHAH24AAK	24,000 Btu (2-ton)	central	19,400	1.92	4,122	1	520	Differs	Yes
DLCURAH24AAK	24,000 Btu (2-ton)	central	19,400	2.10	35	1	2	Differs	Yes
D5CURAH24AAK	24,000 Btu (2-ton)	central	19,300	1.94	1,095	1	134	Differs	Yes
DLCSRBH30AAK11	30,000 Btu (2.5-ton)	mini-split	19,000	1.85	45	2	4	Differs	NC
DLCSRBH30AAK	30,000 Btu (2.5-ton)	mini-split	18,600	1.89	46	1	4	Differs	NC
DLCSRBH18AAK	18,000 Btu (1.5-ton)	mini-split	17,000	1.89	201	7	18	Differs	Yes
D5CUHAH18AAK	18,000 Btu (1.5-ton)	central	16,800	1.92	591	1	70	Differs	Yes
DLCURAH18ABK	18,000 Btu (1.5-ton)	central	16,500	2.04	35	1	2	Differs	Yes
DLCSRBH12AAK	12,000 Btu (1-ton)	mini-split	12,000	1.88	110	1	9	Differs	Yes
DLCSRBH09AAK	9,000 Btu	mini-split	10,600	1.85	99	1	9	Differs	Yes
DLCSRBH06AAK	6,000 Btu	mini-split	7,500	2.00	48	1	4	Differs	Yes
DLCSRBH12AAJ	12,000 Btu (1-ton)	mini-split	6,800	2.16	35	1	3	Differs	NC

NC not cold-climate certified — not in the certified data

21 of 21 shared model numbers All brand pairs

Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Methodology