As usual, Dave has enlightened us with his vast knowledge and experience.
"This one installation, blah blah, oh and this one service call blah blah.

Ignore the meathead. Select your contractor based on the quality of his
installation. Get references, ask a lot of questions. The brand means next
to nothing without a quality installation. A contractor should do a load
calculation and check/modify the rest of your existing system to provide the
best comfort for your dollar.

Dave is just mad that he can't buy name brand equipment and has to install
Goodman since they will sell to anyone.

- Robert, (I don't need my title on the line to feel big.)

"HVAC IsFun" wrote in message
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My Service/Installation experience with Lennox is good...although on one
installation, the draft inducer fan motor took a very long time to come
up to speed. More than usual. Then, on a recent service call on a
Lennox 80% gas furnace, i had to replace a draft inducer assembly and
the furnace was less than 8 years old.

Be aware that, major brands like Carrier, Trane, and Lennox all spend
millions of dollars on marketing and advertising. thus, they load that
money into thier product . If Brand Name recognition is important to you
and you think it might be to the next buyer of your home...then Lennox
is a good choice. There are other less familiar brands..at least to the
HO...that are just as reliable, efficient, and function the same in
operation... for a whole lot less money . Goodman for instance, is
ranked number 2 in national residential heating and cooling equipment
marketshare according to the documentation i have , yet they dont do
TV/radio/superbowl game/billboard advertising ; they have a new line of
equipment which came out a few y ears ago and has proven to be very
reliable and well engineered. Oct. 1998 Consumer Reports gave high
recognition to Goodman as a key player. I have Goodman in my house. Of
course if you talk to a dedicated Lennox or Trane dealer, they are going
to knock Goodman ...and every other brand virtually.

The choice is yours . Just be aware that as far as longevity is
concerned, all the popular brands last about the same length.

Dave, Owner