They have inferior components
Door Switches
Circuit Boards (if you can keep up with the changes)
Heat Exchangers
Inducers
Inferior Cabinet Construction
The gauge of metal on the cabinets is like tin foil
The evopator pans are prone to leakage.
Rust Problems after a year or two
I could go on.......

Goodman doesn't replace Janitrol, Goodman is Janitrol, and GMC. It does not
produce Amana it is owned by the same company that owns Amana.

The ONLY reason to put this stuff in someones house is unfortunately they
are lacking some funds and really cant afford to buy anything else, it is
for a rental property with a really cheap landlord, your customer got
flagged on a home inspection and doesn't really care about the new
homeowners, you can't buy anything else because of your reputation or you
are a moonlighter, you got it for free for your own house, or you really
don't like the person you are installing it for!

Sorry, but let's be truthful here if we have a little knowledge of the HVAC
field. Goodman in any form is the worst equipment on the market.
--
Bob Pietrangelo


www.comfort-solution.biz
On Time or Your Service Call is FREE
Preventive Maintenance Specialist




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"Robert11" wrote in message
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Hi,

Thanks for all the good advice.

Let me show my ignorance: "Personally when I change units again I
will
make
damn sure that I get a
scroll compressor."

What's a scroll compressor ?
Why is it better ?
More expensive ?

Found on what mfg's units, etc. ?


Goodman's got it.
BTW, I'm afraid that those statistics for Goodman equipment must include
the
discontinued Janitrol line. It was the low-end junk line.

The entire brand is Junk.

Goodman also owns
Amana now and I would bet that most of the repairs necessary on the
Goodman
equipment was for the hot surface ignitor. And that they failed while
still
under warranty.

And now that's what happening to Amana. Goodman bought Amana to try to
get
some better press. They found out they could save about $2-3 dollars on a
different inducer and did it. They didn't even bother to check
reliability.
The inducers started crapping out almost right away and they are giving
replacements out to contractors left and right.

Goodman is now trying to have a bracket made so that these
ignitors may be replaced with the same ignitors they use on the Amana
line.
I hate to see so many folks trash Goodman.

They have a poor track record.

I personally think it is the best
bang for your buck. And in NJ there's quite a few A+ dealers to service
the warranty.


I service that line if a customer has one, but I collect for the labor AND
fixing the stuff the 'installer' didn't do correctly or to code.