Code of Federal Regulations > Title 16 > Chapter I > Part 305 > Appendix Appendix H - Appendix H to Part 305—Cooling Performance for Central Air Conditioners

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Title 16 - Commercial Practices last revised: May 02, 2024

Appendix Appendix H - Appendix H to Part 305—Cooling Performance for Central Air Conditioners

Manufacturer's rated cooling capacity (btu's/hr)	Range of SEER2's
Manufacturer's rated cooling capacity (btu's/hr)	Low	High
Single Package Units
Central Air Conditioners (Cooling Only): All capacities	13.4	19
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All capacities	13.4	19
Split System Units
Central Air Conditioner models allowed only in northern states (listed in § 305.20(g)(13)) (Cooling Only): All capacities	13.4	27
Central Air Conditioner models allowed in all states (Cooling Only):
All capacities	13.8	27
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All capacities	14.3	42
Small-duct, high-velocity Systems	12	15
Space-Constrained Products
Central Air Conditioners (Cooling Only): All capacities	11.7	13.7
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All capacities	11.9	13.8

[87 FR 57986, Dec. 2, 2022]

authority: 42 U.S.C. 6294.

source: 52 FR 46894, Dec. 10, 1987, unless otherwise noted.