Ephoca guarantees that the performance numbers published by “Multi MFG” are fake.
Ephoca will pay $1,000,000 to any manufacturer, distributor, engineer, or entity that can produce a certified, independent laboratory test report corroborating the claimed capacity and efficiency when tested in accordance with DOE regulations.
Ephoca guarantees that the efficiency and capacity numbers published by the copycat brands are fabricated. None of these companies possesses a certified, independent NRTL laboratory report validating their claimed BTU outputs, SEER2 ratings, EER values, CEER values, COP, HSPF2, or any related metric. Their data is invented. To publicly prove this, Ephoca issues the following standing challenge. Ephoca will pay $1,000,000 to any manufacturer, distributor, engineer, laboratory, or entity that provides a certified, independent NRTL test report verifying that any of these units achieves all published performance ratings under proper federal test procedures. The report must confirm every number exactly — not a substitute metric, not a corrected rating, not a reclassified version. This challenge constitutes a binding unilateral offer. If a claimant satisfies all the requirements below, Ephoca must pay.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Eligible Unit
Any unit sold under any brand using the known copycat platform, including: Applied Comfort, PMC Green, Islandaire, Ice Air, DesignLine, RoomMate, Ortech, Solo, Nordica, and any other private-label variant using the same chassis, coil, compressor, electronics, or heat-pump architecture.
1.2 Certified Laboratory
Only a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory accredited under 29 C.F.R. §1910.7 qualifies, including Intertek (ETL), UL, CSA, TUV, or any equivalent NRTL.
1.3 Certified Test Report
A complete and original NRTL-issued heat pump performance report containing full raw data, airflow measurements, refrigerant data, all instrumentation details, calibration certificates, all load curves, the complete rating file, and full AHRI 210/240 performance tables. Summaries, screenshots, PDFs without raw data, factory tests, internal documents, simulations, or partial reports do not qualify.
1.4 Legal Test Procedure
Only ASHRAE 37 (test method) and AHRI 210/240 (rating procedure) qualify. No substitutes, no estimates, no manufacturer-developed procedures, and no partial-condition testing.
1.5 Published Ratings
Any performance value claimed in any marketing or technical document, including cooling BTU, heating BTU, SEER2, EER, EER2, CEER, COP, HSPF2, or any similar metric, whether listed in brochures, websites, flyers, labels, distributor sheets, or installer materials.
2. GUARANTEE OFFER
Ephoca will pay $1,000,000 USD to any claimant who supplies a Certified Test Report proving that an Eligible Unit achieves every Published Rating under the Legal Test Procedure. This is a legally enforceable unilateral contract.
3. CLAIM REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Laboratory Requirements
A Certified Laboratory must perform the test, must test the same U.S. retail model and SKU, must use ASHRAE 37 for testing and AHRI 210/240 for rating, and must provide all raw data. Specimens must be purchased from existing stock and randomly selected.
3.2 Performance Requirements
The report must confirm every published performance number exactly, including cooling BTU, heating BTU, SEER2, EER, EER2, CEER (if assigned), COP, and HSPF2. If even one metric fails, the claim fails.
3.3 Classification Requirements
The unit must be proven compliant with the correct DOE classification definitions in 10 C.F.R. §430.2 and with the efficiency minimums in Part 431. If the unit is misclassified (for example, labeled as a PTHP but does not meet the PTHP structural requirements), the claim fails immediately.
4. DISQUALIFICATION CONDITIONS
A claim is disqualified if the test is non-certified or internal, the lab is not an NRTL, the tested unit differs from retail stock, any published rating fails, any raw data is missing, the classification is incorrect, or the unit fails to meet minimum SEER2 requirements.
5. FEDERAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT
The unit must comply with 10 C.F.R. §430.2, Part 430 Subpart B, Part 431 Table 7, ASHRAE 37, AHRI 210/240, the FTC Act §5, and EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.). If a published rating depends on an illegal classification (e.g., CEER on a non-RAC, PTHP EER on a non-PTHP), the claim is void.
6. SUBMISSION PROCESS
Claimants must submit the complete Certified Test Report documentation showing that the tested unit matches retail stock, all published specs for that model, and a notarized declaration of authenticity.
7. REVIEW PERIOD
Ephoca will verify laboratory accreditation, confirm compliance with test procedures, analyze all raw data, confirm proper DOE classification, and match every Published Rating to measured results. Any discrepancy results in denial.
8. PAYMENT
If the claim is fully validated, Ephoca will pay $1,000,000 USD via certified bank transfer within 15 business days.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The offer is enforceable only upon perfect compliance. No payment is owed for partial matches, alternative metrics, improper classifications, or invalid test procedures.
10. GOVERNING LAW
The challenge is governed by U.S. federal law and the laws of the State of New York, with jurisdiction in New York courts.
11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms constitute the entire offer. Nothing modifies or supplements them.
