Consumer Reports has recently come out with their reviews of the nine most popular brands of furnaces, air conditioners and heat pumps based on over 55,000 responses from readers and hundreds of conversations with HVAC contractors in the past seven years. The nine (two duplicate brands so actually seven) were: Trane / American Standard (same system, different name); Carrier / Bryant (ditto); Lennox; Rheem; Amana; Goodman; York. The rankings for these units were:
These rankings are clearly both impressive and statistically significant. Considering costs to repair in the hundreds, even thousands, there is significant value to the consumer to paying a little extra for a superior unit (and American Standard / Trane units are indeed more expensive than the other 7 brands listed on an apple-to-apple basis).
Other conversations or note discussed by Consumer Reports were:
What was not said was that Trane / American Standard have the most stringent standards for their qualified HVAC installation and service companies. This is especially true for their Comfort Specialist designee firms that have reached the highest accreditation, of which Evergreen State is proud to be. In addition to having the best made heating and cooling equipment, the align themselves with the best folks to work with to make sure their systems are cared for properly. We are very proud to be among this ‘chosen few’.
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