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Trane 5TWX7024A1

This outdoor unit is certified at 8 different HSPF2 ratings, from 8.0 to 11.0, across 241 certified pairings with 36 different indoor models. The outdoor unit alone does not have an efficiency. The pairing does.

What that costs. At 17.11¢/kWh, delivering a million BTU of heat costs $15.55 at this unit's best certified rating and $21.39 at its worst — the same outdoor unit, 37% apart, decided by which coil is fitted. Over 40 million BTU of delivered heat that is $622 against $856, a difference of $233 a year.

A reference scenario at a national average rate, not a prediction of your bill. Put your own rate and demand in the calculator.

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What identifies this unit

Brand on the outdoor unit
Trane
Outdoor model number
5TWX7024A1
ENERGY STAR partner
Trane and American Standard Heating and Air Conditioning
Refrigerant
R-454B (GWP:470 | Lower GWP)
Cooling capacity across pairings
21,000 to 24,000 BTU/h
SEER2 across pairings
15.2 to 18.0
Cold-climate certified pairings
214 of 241
Certified pairings in the list
241

Why one outdoor unit has 8 efficiencies

HSPF2 is measured for a system: the outdoor unit together with a specific indoor coil and air handler. Change the coil and the airflow, the refrigerant charge and the heat transfer change with it, so the measured seasonal efficiency changes too. The EPA's list records one entry per certified pairing, which is why this model appears 241 times.

That is also why a quote that names only the outdoor unit has not yet fixed the efficiency. The full explanation, with the mechanism.

How the 241 pairings are distributed

How many certified pairings carry each HSPF2 rating, and what a million BTU of heat costs at 17.11¢/kWh. These are counts of certificates, not of sales or installations — nobody publishes which pairings are actually fitted.
HSPF2PairingsSharePer million BTU
8.020.8%$21.39
8.1125.0%$21.12
8.54117.0%$20.13
9.08635.7%$19.01
9.420.8%$18.20
9.520.8%$18.01
11.010.4%$15.55

The most frequent is 8.7, at 95 of 241 pairings (39.4%). That is a count of certificates. It is not evidence that your installer is fitting that combination.

Cold-climate certification is not uniform across this model: 214 of the 241 pairings carry it and the rest do not. If cold-climate performance matters where you live, it has to be checked on the specific pairing, not on the model name.

The pairings at each end

These are the certified pairings with the highest and lowest HSPF2 for this outdoor unit. The indoor model is what separates them.

Highest certified efficiency

Indoor modelHSPF2SEER2Cooling BTU/hAHRI certificate
5TXCB004AS3+P0V0B000M40SD11.016.522,800216767364
5TEM6D04AV31+TDR9.518.024,000216764168
5TEM6D05AV41+TDR9.518.024,000216764169
5TEMCD04AV31+TDR9.418.023,400216764172
5TEMCD05AV41+TDR9.418.023,400216764173

Lowest certified efficiency

Indoor modelHSPF2SEER2Cooling BTU/hAHRI certificate
5PX*BD04AS38.117.123,400216766826
5PX*BD04AS38.117.023,400216766828
5PX*BD04AS3+P0V0A000M30SD8.117.023,200216766829
5PX*BD04AS38.017.023,200216766821
5PX*BD04AS38.017.023,200216766824

Those certificate numbers open the calculator with that exact pairing selected. The full list of 241 pairings is searchable there by indoor model or AHRI number.

How to verify this against your own quote

  1. Check the outdoor model number matches. It is on the data plate of the outdoor unit and should be on the quote. Wildcards aside, it should read 5TWX7024A1.
  2. Get the indoor coil and air handler model numbers in writing. Without them the efficiency of your system is one of the 8 values above, and nobody can tell you which.
  3. Ask for the AHRI certificate number for that pairing and look it up in the AHRI directory. That certificate is what carries the HSPF2 and SEER2 the manufacturer stands behind. Step by step.
  4. Put the numbers in the calculator with your own electricity rate to see what the difference is worth over a heating season.

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CertifiedSpecs is independent and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Trane, the EPA or AHRI. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy. Sizing and installation decisions belong to a licensed contractor who has seen your home.