Each company resells the same Chinese-manufactured hardware platform under different private-label brands. None of them has a valid AHRI performance certification or laboratory reports from an SCC-Accredited Certification Body (Intertek/UL/CSA) to support the published ratings. The numbers are not measured; they are invented.
Applied Comfort – Fabricated Ratings and Illegal PTHP Classification
Applied Comfort claims 10,000 BTU, 535W, and 8.9 EER. Basic math shows that 10,000 ÷ 535 = 18.7 EER, which is impossible for this hardware and proves that at least one of those values, in reality, both, is fabricated.
Applied Comfort labels these units as Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps even though they have no wall sleeve, no removable chassis, and no through-the-wall design, which is in direct conflict with the PTHP definition in the Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016.
Additionally, the unit is not listed as required by law on the NRCan Searchable Product List.
DesignLine (RoomMate) – Inflated BTU, Fake EER, Fake Heating Capacity
DesignLine markets the RoomMate MHP10 and MHP11 as PTHPs with 12,000 BTU cooling and 11,200 BTU heating. The unit is not installed in a wall sleeve with a removable chassis and therefore cannot be a PTHP under Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016.
DesignLine, nevertheless, claims a 9.8 EER, which falls short of the PTHP minimum efficiency requirement at this size, making the label and rating illegal.
On the heating side, DesignLine claims 11,200 BTU and 3.5 COP. The OEM (Nordica) already inflates its own data, yet still lists only around 9,000 BTU with a COP range of roughly 3.1–3.4. DesignLine somehow claims higher capacity and a COP equal to or higher than that of the same hardware.
Under AHRI 210/240, higher BTU on a small platform always comes with lower COP; they publish the opposite. Both cooling and heating numbers are fabricated.
Additionally, the unit is not listed as required by law on the NRCan Searchable Product List.
Ortech – Impossible 15.5 SEER2, Inflated Cooling and Heating Capacity
Ortech claims 12,030 BTU cooling at 15.5 SEER2 and 12,000 BTU heating at 3.7 COP with 8.29 HSPF2, all on the same single-fan coil platform where the actual OEM, Zymbo, already published fake numbers that are mathematically wrong.
If Ortech’s ratings were real, the unit would need a larger coil surface area and a more efficient compressor than what physically exists in this chassis.
This unit does not deliver high SEER2 in real laboratory testing and cannot achieve these capacities.
Ortech’s fake specifications exceed even the OEM’s already inflated baseline, meaning the relabeled unit supposedly outperforms the manufacturer’s own product with identical hardware—a physical impossibility.
There is no AHRI listing, no SCC-Accredited Certification Body performance report, and no certification to support any of Ortech’s impossible values.
Even worse, Ortech publishes a fake Pending AHRI logo on its documents to mislead consumers. There is no “Pending AHRI” logo from AHRI. This was confirmed in writing by AHRI. “No such logo exists and is not allowed to be used.”
The cooling capacity, heating capacity, SEER2, HSPF2, and COP claims are fabricated.
Additionally, the unit is not listed as required by law on the NRCan Searchable Product List.
Dubbll – Fake numbers that fail
Dubbll makes up fake numbers that contradict the manufacturer, Nordica, and they don’t even work mathematically.
Dubbll publishes a 17 SEER2 at 10,000 BTU. Just to be safe, they publish a 12.26 CEER and a 9.9 EER2. These numbers all conflict with each other and are impossible.
No, the unit is not listed as required by law on the NRCan Searchable Product List.
Mits Air, and Techno – All Blately Ignores Any Ratings
Mits Air, and Techno are all guilty of the same shenanigans. They just publish the capacity and power input. They don’t bother to show a CEER or SEER2, or even an incorrect rating, such as EER, COP, etc. They don’t even pretend to comply with the law. Of course, they do not bother to register as required by law on the NRCan Searchable Product List. Not much more to say other than here is a product that is not compliant with any regulations at all.
Forrest Air – Totally strikes out
First, Forest Air publishes a 7.2 “REER” and a COP rating. There is no such rating as REER. Perhaps the “R” is a typo, and it should be a “C” for CEER which is below the required 9.3. They also note it is “BTU/W*hr” which would indicate it is EER. Math however, shows the EER, BTU/W is 7.36, so it might actually be the CEER. Either way, they are advertising that it fails the required minimum of 9.9 CEER.
If we do the math, Forest Air FPH-12-2PA claims 8,000 BTU at 1,380 watts, yielding an EER of 5.98. Given that the CEER must be lower than the EER, it’s doubtful that the CEER is 8.87. Regardless, this unit is totally illegal.
Nordica (OEM) – Source of the Base Fabrication
Nordica, the OEM, publishes inflated baseline values, such as 9.9 EER and 16 SEER2, with inconsistent wattage inputs. Real math shows that 10,000 ÷ 1,080 = 9.26 and 10,000 ÷ 1,020 = 9.80, neither of which is 9.9, and neither of which has a valid AHRI certification. The same games with heating: Nordica fraudulently lists the heating capacity at 9,000 BTU with a 3.1 COP at 115V and 3.4 at 230V, whereas the calculated COP is actually 2.84 at 115V and 3.1 at 230V.
These lies are then copied and further exaggerated by the private-label brands. When the source data is fraudulent, every downstream rating that relies upon it is also fraudulent.
Applied Comfort, DesignLine, Ortech, and Nordica all publish BTU, EER, COP, SEER2, HSPF2, and CEER values that are mathematically inconsistent, thermodynamically impossible, and legally non-compliant. Every brand on this platform is publishing false, non-test-based numbers.
Additionally, the unit is not listed as required by law on the NRCan Searchable Product List.
Silktech – Confusing and Fake SEER2 and HSPF2
Silktech markets two Zymbo-manufactured units that are listed on the California Energy Commission MAEDBS website with fraudulent data.
For the EcoAuro 1.0, Silktech inflated the capacity from 8,000 BTU cooling, as printed in their brochure, to 8,831 BTU and from 8,000 BTU of heating to 8,800 BTU. When uploading data to MAEDBS, a manufacturer must identify the testing laboratory and certify that the data is accurate. The data submitted by Silktech is false; no certified laboratory can achieve these results.
While Silktech publishes SEER2 and HSPF2 values on the MAEDBS website, its own documentation lists only incorrect and fabricated figures, including EER and COP, and improperly classifies both units as PTHPs, which they are not.
Even the numbers Silktech prints are internally inconsistent—for example, the EcoAuro 2.0 lists 12,030 BTU cooling, 1,100 W, and 11.6 EER. The calculation is simple: 12,030 ÷ 1,100 = 10.94, not 11.6.
Additionally, the unit is not listed as required by law on the NRCan Searchable Product List.
Williams – Manipulated Efficiency contradicts the manufacturer.
Williams markets the Montara HP003 as an 8,000 BTU heat pump with 8.9 EER and 13.9 SEER, even though applicable standards require SEER2 and valid laboratory testing. No such testing exists. Instead, Williams manipulated Zymbo’s manufacturer data by increasing the input wattage from 750W to 900W and reducing the cooling capacity from 8,831 BTU to 8,000 BTU, indicating a lack of confidence in Zymbo’s already fabricated numbers.
Even with these reductions, the published figures remain impossible and would not pass real laboratory testing. In heating, Williams compounds the violation by publishing a 3.2 COP instead of the required HSPF2 rating. The Montara HP003 is based on counterfeit data and marketed with fabricated efficiency claims.
Additionally, the unit is not listed as required by law on the NRCan Searchable Product List.
Zymbo – Fake EER2 and COP2 That Fails Its Own Math
Zymbo’s published specifications contain internal math errors that make the numbers impossible to reconcile.
For the Clima Puro unit in cooling mode, Zymbo lists 8,831 BTU cooling capacity and 750 W power input. Using the standard formula (BTU ÷ W), the efficiency is 8,831 ÷ 750 = 11.77 EER. However, Zymbo reports an EER of 10.6, which does not match the numbers they provide.
The same issue appears in heating mode. Zymbo lists an 8,800-BTU heating capacity and a 700-W power input. Converting BTU to watts and calculating COP gives 8,800 ÷ 3.412 ÷ 700 = 3.68, yet Zymbo publishes a COP of 3.35. The published efficiency does not match the calculation based on their own input values.
The Dolphin 40 specifications show a similar discrepancy. Zymbo lists a 12,000-BTU cooling capacity and a 1,209-W power input. The correct calculation is 12,000 ÷ 1,209 = EER 9.93, but Zymbo publishes an EER of 10.5.
In each case, the efficiency ratings do not align with the provided capacity and power input values, indicating that the published specifications are internally inconsistent and cannot all be correct.
Most importantly, EER is not the correct performance metric; the correct metric is either CEER or SEER2.
Additionally, the unit is not listed as required by law on the NRCan Searchable Product List.
Inspiron Air – Super Fake Data, Wrong Ratings
Inspiron Air is a trademark of Wuxi Hammer, a Chinese manufacturer. When copying Innova’s units, they decided to produce a “super fake.” The data is beyond what is physically possible, and the math doesn’t even work. Even Multi MFG, which sells the same Wuxi Hammer unit under its own label, doubted the numbers so much that they reduced them dramatically.
Wuxi Hammer doesn’t follow the correct SEER2 test procedure; instead, it publishes SEER and omits the HSPF2 rating, opting for a completely fabricated COP. Their math doesn’t work in heating or cooling. Let’s do the math in cooling: 12,000 BTU ÷ 1,150 W = 10.43 EER, not the 11.3 EER published. Finally, EER is wrong; the new legal test is EER2
Additionally, the unit is not listed as required by law on the NRCan Searchable Product List.
Multi MFG – Fake Manipulated Data
Multi MFG markets its MAIRHP-35-WM as a 9,600-BTU heat pump with 11.1 EER and 14.8 SEER, even though the applicable standards require EER2 and SEER2 ratings and valid laboratory testing. No such testing exists. Instead, Multi MFG, acting in a similar way to Williams, manipulated the manufacturer’s data from Wuxi Hammer by dramatically reducing the capacity from 12,000 BTU to just 9,600 BTU, reducing the efficiency from a whopping 16.95 SEER to a more realistic, but still fake 14.8, indicating a lack of confidence in Zymbo’s already fabricated numbers.
Even with these reductions, the published figures remain impossible and would not pass real laboratory testing. The MAIRHP-35-WM is based on counterfeit data and marketed with fabricated efficiency claims.
Additionally, the unit is not listed as required by law on the NRCan Searchable Product List.
Kinghome – A Sloppy Victim of Fraud
Kinghome takes the Zymbo Dolphin 40 and makes no changes to the specifications. Instead, they simply copy and paste Zymbo’s data directly into their brochure. And while Kinghome may be innocent of manipulating data themselves, they are not innocent of failing to verify it. They are guilty of not knowing math. They rely entirely on Zymbo’s poor math skills: Real math shows 12,000 BTU ÷ 1,209 W = 9.93 EER, not the 10.5 EER that Kinghome publishes based on Zymbo’s fake and poor math. Even if Kinghome didn’t invent the numbers, publishing false data is still illegal.
Additionally, the unit is not listed as required by law on the NRCan Searchable Product List.
