There’s all sorts of thrreads for tool brands, Bostich, Panasonic, Hitachi etc. I haven’t seen much on the brands of furnances, Carrier, Trane etc.
Do BT’ers have a preference on the HVAC that goes into the houses they build???
Go Bears!!!
There’s all sorts of thrreads for tool brands, Bostich, Panasonic, Hitachi etc. I haven’t seen much on the brands of furnances, Carrier, Trane etc.
Do BT’ers have a preference on the HVAC that goes into the houses they build???
Go Bears!!!
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Buderus, Weil-McLain, Munchkin.
Trinity, Viesmann, Lochinvar,Pinnacle. :)
Installed a new HP in Mom's house in Illinois last year, put in a Goodman HP. They get a lot of badmouthing from some pros (less markup profit?), but it was as easy to install and as good of engineering thermally as any other. The cabinet did need some braces added to quiet down some 'oil can' type noise.
BTW, you can even DIY a R22 HP if you invest in a little effort to pass an EPA license exam. Unfortunately, most R410A equipment (no EPA lic required) distributors will not sell to anybody but their "list", like Corian, etc.
Unless you live in Fairbanks or such, HP beats oil/propane/NG big time nowadays.
I was actually refering to hiring a contractor to install a new furnance. I just didn't know if BT'er had a preference on furnances like they do about their tools. I was guessing certain subs install only certain brands.
I was talking with a HVAC contractor the other day that said in all the years he has installed funace and AC ,the Goodman has had the least call back /problems of any .
He also said that one problem he had ,that when he called the company they told him that they had a few calls on that and a retrofit would be out in a few days.
Imagine that a company that doesn't say we never heard of that ,you are the first one to complain.
The quality of the installation is more important than the brand. Outside of that, Trane and American Standard seem to have the best reputation.Remember that what you are buying is comfort - so go with the dealer that you are the most comfortable with.
>>Trane and American Standard seem to have the best reputation.They are the same furnace, I believe.There are only a few actual manufacturers (something like 5) and they all get private labeled under a variety of names.As others have said, the more important choice is who to choose to do the installation and maintenance.A simple question to help weed 'em out: Ask them if they use their draft gauge to make sure the flue installation actually works.Any who respond "draft gauge?" get eliminated immediately.Those who say "hey' its a new furnace and we follow the venting tables" are maybe OK, but that response is strike one.Venting tables are guides only and specifically state that the designer/installer has the ultimate responsibility for whether the flues draft properly.And a furnace is new when it comes off the assembly line; by the time it is actually installed it has been bounced around enough that it should, in my opinion, be checked for operation, not just eye-balled.Any who have been through any of the National Comfort Institute HVAC training programs are immediately on the short list.
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