Best Maker Residential HVAC

[DogsRule]

Gotta replace the forced air handler/furnace and AC this spring. Been saving for 5 years.

Is financial timing right with tariffs, season, govt rebates, etc? Natural gas price dropping ?

Best maker?

I appreciate opinions.

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[Flip]

Furnaces, heat pumps, dishwashers, wash machine, dryers. Repairs have increased 158%.

Along with everything else, newer furnances don't last nearly as long as the older work horses. I'll keep fixing mine no matter what the cost as long as I can still get parts for it. If I had to choose, probably American Standard or Carrier. Heat pumps, flip a coin. To my knowledge they're all made with paper thin copper lines, they generally start having problems after 10 years. The warranty is generally between 5-10 years if you're lucky. Whatever HVAC company you call is going to sell you which ever manufacturers they purchase their products from. Here's a list of a few name brands.

Bryant
Ruud
Lennox
Carrier
Trane: which is owned by American standard.
Rheem.

Best of luck my friend. I hope you saved one big pile of $$$$$. The last quote I received in 2022 was $6400 for a little 2 ton central air unit & installation. Not a heat pump, AC only. Then he tried talking me into replacing my NG furnace and said its cheaper to heat your house with electricity than NG. I picked him up by his buster browns and threw him out of my house!!!
I installed a 10000 btu window unit air conditioner for $247 back in 2012, it cools my entire house, I've been using it ever since.

 

[Bulletbill]

We went with Trane in 2018. So far so good. It’s certainly held up in comparison to the water heater we replaced in 2020. It just needed a couple $100 in new parts.

If you have a Costco membership you might want to look into some of the agreements they have. They were the second best quote we received.

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