Mini-splits › 42,000 Btu/h

Mitsubishi Electric PUZ-AK42NL

EPA category: Mini or Multi Split · 42,000 Btu/h class · variable-speed · R-454B (GWP:470 | Lower GWP)
Model number as listed: PUZ-AK42NL*** · Series as listed: P series

Among the 43 rated 42,000 Btu/h mini- and multi-split outdoor units on this site, the Mitsubishi Electric PUZ-AK42NL lists the joint highest COP at 5°F. The PUZ-AK42NL also lists one of the 2 lowest shares of 47°F capacity kept at 5°F. The Mitsubishi Electric PUZ-AK42NL2 lists the same COP at 5°F.

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Place in the 42,000 Btu/h class

COP at 5°F2.70joint 1st of 43Kept at 5°F53%42nd of 43Output at 5°F25,400 Btu/hjoint 41st of 43HSPF210.1joint 15th of 43SEER221joint 24th of 43EER212joint 13th of 43

EPA cold-climate designation: No. None of its 3 certified matches carries it. About the designation.

Its neighbors at 5°F

ProductKept at 5°FOutput, Btu/hCOP at 5°FHSPF2
TCL H42FMH22XQC74%31,0002.0010
TCL TMH42HDI2NAO0U25 (SEER2 20)74%31,0002.0010
TCL TMH42HDI2NAO0U25 (SEER2 24)74%31,0002.0010
Ameristar M5THM2342A15NA71%30,0002.0010
Boreal EMUL42HPJ132OA70%29,4001.808.5
Hitachi RAM-G42N5HAA65%29,4002.009.2
Mitsubishi Electric PUZ-AK42NL256%25,4002.7010.1
Mitsubishi Electric PUZ-AK42NL53%25,4002.7010.1
Mitsubishi Electric PUZ-A42NKA742%20,0002.059.4

Top of the 42,000 Btu/h class on COP at 5°F

PlaceProductCOP at 5°F
joint 1stMitsubishi Electric PUZ-AK42NL2.70
joint 1stMitsubishi Electric PUZ-AK42NL22.70
3rdFujitsu AOUH42KUAS12.36
4thLG KUSXA421A2.20
joint 5thFujitsu AOUH45KWAS52.14

Its certified matches (3)

Every top figure on this page comes from one of them, with indoor unit PLA-AE42NL*** (AHRI reference 215712195). The lowest of them lists SEER2 18.7, HSPF2 9.3 and 53% at 5°F.

Close relatives in the same line

Listed on this page only.

  • Mitsubishi Electric PUZ-AK42NL2 (42,000 Btu/h class): the joint highest COP at 5°F; 56% kept at 5°F, HSPF2 10.1.

Certified as of October 27, 2026; on the market since 2023-11.