So if you look at the structure of one unit to another it will look different but accomplish the same thing. All the energy ratings are determined by the same testing institute. So one unit that is rated for a certain capacity will work the same as another brand of the same capacity. One unit of a 13seer efficiency will use the same amount of energy as another unit of a 13seer efficiency (when new). Although some brands are quieter because they may house the compressor in a box rather than in the middle of the coil (Lennox is very good for sound and rheem makes one with an insulated compressor box that is silent).
The similarity is of all the
brand names of air conditioner or heat pump they will have one of three
brands of compressor Copeland, Bristol, Tecumseh.
When you go to replace the compressor you may end up with one of the three
brands (except for Trane and American Standard
which is another story).
The same holds true for the fan motors gas controls,
defrost timers, contactors all the electrical controls are made my the
same pool of manufactures. So if you buy a Goodman The chances are it will
last as long or the same as any of the major brands because they all have
the same moving parts. On the same token it will not work any better or
worse that a competitors equipment of the same ratting and efficiency.
The one thing that is of great importance
is when you buy an Air conditioner or heat pump be sure you buy one that
is "louvered".
Some models of the same brand have a protected
coil and others do not and are exposed to potential damage.
The major difference from one brand
to another is the price you will pay to buy it and have it installed. I
honestly don't know what the prices are of other brands because I don't
buy them because they are too expensive and they want you to buy so many
a year to become a dealer.
So my final answer is go ahead and buy Goodman
AKA Janitrol and expect the same service that you would from any other
brand that uses the same compressors.
We Also service and repair the following brands:
American Standard, Amana, Arco, Arco-Aire, Day-Night-Payne, Coleman Evcon, Comfortmaker, Day/Night/Payne, Dunham-Bush, Fedders, Fredrich, General Electric, Hotpoint, Heil, Intertherm, Kenmore, Lennox (Armstrong, Johnson Air-Ease), Miller, Modine, Nordyne, Rheem/Ruud, Sears, Stewart Warner, Trane, Williams, White-Westinghouse, Whirlpool, Weil Mclain, York, (Frasier Johnson/Borg Warner)
and others.
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