Are PolarWave and Stealth heat pumps the same?

25 model numbers are listed under both PolarWave and Stealth. For 25 of them the certified record is the same record under each brand.

25 shared model numbers
25 identical records
0 records that differ
Updated Oct 17, 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
PolarWave	52	119	48.1%
Stealth	34	97	73.5%

“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

25 of 25 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 PolarWave and Stealth
Model number	Size class	Type	Heat at 5°FBtu/hkW	COP at 5°F	Pairings	PolarWave	Stealth	Same record	Cold climate
ACIQ-60ZPL-HP230B	54,000 Btu (4.5-ton)	mini-split	53,000	1.97	10	2	2	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-48ZPL-HP230B	48,000 Btu (4-ton)	mini-split	49,000	1.98	15	3	3	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-55Z-HH-M5B	54,000 Btu (4.5-ton)	mini-split	46,000	1.90	15	3	3	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-48Z-HH-M5B	48,000 Btu (4-ton)	mini-split	43,500	2.00	15	3	3	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-36ZPL-HP230B	36,000 Btu (3-ton)	mini-split	36,600	1.85	15	3	3	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-36Z-HH-M4B	36,000 Btu (3-ton)	mini-split	34,400	1.80	16	3	3	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-36-HPB	36,000 Btu (3-ton)	central	33,400	1.90	23	4	4	Identical	Yes
ES-48Z-M5B	48,000 Btu (4-ton)	mini-split	33,000	1.78	10	2	2	Identical	NC
ACIQ-36-HPC	36,000 Btu (3-ton)	central	30,000	1.80	15	3	3	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-24ZPL-HP230B	24,000 Btu (2-ton)	mini-split	25,000	2.10	26	4	4	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-27Z-HH-M3B	30,000 Btu (2.5-ton)	mini-split	25,000	1.80	16	3	3	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-30-HPB	30,000 Btu (2.5-ton)	central	25,000	1.80	30	6	6	Identical	Yes
ES-36Z-M4B	36,000 Btu (3-ton)	mini-split	24,600	1.74	15	3	3	Identical	NC
ACIQ-24-HPB	24,000 Btu (2-ton)	central	22,600	1.95	23	4	4	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-24-EHPB	24,000 Btu (2-ton)	central	19,400	2.20	15	3	3	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-18Z-HH-M2B	18,000 Btu (1.5-ton)	mini-split	19,300	1.88	15	3	3	Identical	Yes
ES-27Z-M3B	30,000 Btu (2.5-ton)	mini-split	18,800	2.00	15	3	3	Identical	NC
ACIQ-18ZPL-HP230B	18,000 Btu (1.5-ton)	mini-split	16,800	1.83	40	7	7	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-18-HPB	18,000 Btu (1.5-ton)	central	16,500	2.20	25	5	5	Identical	Yes
ES-18Z-M2B	18,000 Btu (1.5-ton)	mini-split	12,900	2.00	15	3	3	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-12ZPL-HP230B	12,000 Btu (1-ton)	mini-split	12,000	1.89	35	7	7	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-12-EHPB	12,000 Btu (1-ton)	central	11,000	2.60	5	1	1	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-09ZPL-HP230B	9,000 Btu	mini-split	10,600	1.90	26	5	5	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-06ZPL-HP230B	6,000 Btu	mini-split	7,500	2.05	10	2	2	Identical	Yes
ACIQ-09Z-HP115B	9,000 Btu	mini-split	6,000	1.89	6	1	1	Identical	NC

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

25 of 25 shared model numbers All brand pairs

Updated Oct 17, 2026 · Methodology