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So you really think that Goodman equipment is such a good deal? Bubba 09-20-2007
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Posted by on September 22, 2007, 12:51 am

> lets go back about five years ?
> goodman was a janitrol spinoff line , right ?
> lot;s of problem, poor designs , ill never forget the old gmp-series
> multi positon piece of shit , no doubt , i doubt theres one of em left in
> service


Sure there is...

They just have...
new heat exchangers
new inducer assemblies
new high limit controls
new circuit boards
new flame sensors
new ignitors

Did I miss anything? :-)


> get over it boy's ,goodman is here , cuz its fairly good stuff
> its reasonably priced , and its easy and quick to repair
> and your customer's arent left feeling like youve fucked em up the ass
> whens the last time you paid for a fan control board for a lennox
> only to pass on your markup , and wound up charging 4 to 5 hundred dollars
for
> it ?


I'd rather own a Goodman then a Nordyne unit. LOL



Posted by on September 22, 2007, 12:46 am


> I have to disagree, Goodman equipment earned the reputation of being
a
> POS. I am a one man, service only shop; I sub out installs or simply give
> the referral out depending on what they may be looking for. Trane by far
> out performs Goodman in the field ten fold. It may be that Amana will be
a
> turn around for them but I have yet to see it.


Their line-up has had great improvements...



Posted by on September 22, 2007, 12:44 am


> me thinks the big boys are getting nervous ,


I don't think so... their pricing doesn't reflect anything... it just keeps
going up and up and up!



Posted by Bubba on September 21, 2007, 9:54 pm
wrote:

>Moe Jones wrote:
>
>>Bubba wrote:
>>
>>
>>>So you're (aka "the homeowner") ready to buy that Goodman A/C system
>>>on the sole fact that its the cheapest unit you can find.
>>>Keep this in mind. You will most likely be using their CAUF evaporator
>>>coil. I just changed one last year in Aug due to refrigerant leaks. It
>>>just barely made the 5 yr warranty period. Just today, I went back and
>>>found that the coil I put in back in Aug of 2006 is now also leaking!
>>>It seems Goodman has quite a problem. This coil in particular is a
>>>CAUF3636.
>>>Ahhh the money this builder must have saved on this $350K+ home 6 yrs
>>>ago by having a 80% Goodman furnace and 10 SEER Goodman A/C
>>>installed.
>>>Bubba
>>>
>>>
>>Where in the coil was the leak?
>>
>>
>I am retired from HVAC/R contracting, therefore, I have NO dog in this
>fight.

Which is why you should have stopped right there.

>There could possibly be a vested interest connected with the put down of
>Goodman equipment.

Yeah, and black helicoptors are hovering above your head right now
ready to scoop you up.

>The leaks may have been at the brazed connections, even if they were not
>there have been a lot of Brands with coil leaks.

Wrong again, and as usual.

>Condemning Goodman equipment based on that reported incident is
>irrelevant, as most of those components are Mfg'ered by the same companies.
>Goodman has a good reputation with the testing firms.
>
>If I were putting in a Heat Pump it would be a Goodman.

hehehe. Kinda clueless then, aren't cha?
>
>The latest models of Goodman equipment will perform as well if not
>better than the higher priced brands & it comes with as good a warranty
>as there is in the industry.

Wrong again. Its cheap and its cheap for a reason.
Post your blithering clueless comments on your webpage.
Get a clue. Retire and stay there.
Bubba

>http://www.udarrell.com/proper_cfm_btuh_duct_sizing_air_conditioning_systems.html
>
> udarrell

Posted by Bubba on September 21, 2007, 9:50 pm
wrote:

>Bubba wrote:
>> So you're (aka "the homeowner") ready to buy that Goodman A/C system
>> on the sole fact that its the cheapest unit you can find.
>> Keep this in mind. You will most likely be using their CAUF evaporator
>> coil. I just changed one last year in Aug due to refrigerant leaks. It
>> just barely made the 5 yr warranty period. Just today, I went back and
>> found that the coil I put in back in Aug of 2006 is now also leaking!
>> It seems Goodman has quite a problem. This coil in particular is a
>> CAUF3636.
>> Ahhh the money this builder must have saved on this $350K+ home 6 yrs
>> ago by having a 80% Goodman furnace and 10 SEER Goodman A/C
>> installed.
>> Bubba
>
>Where in the coil was the leak?

Bottom row of coils. Id assume it was already pinholed or the infamous
formicary corrosion worked its magic on the 'already too thin
riffled(sp?) copper tubing".
Bubba

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