I'm not implying anything. Just trying to answer the OP's question with a point on the curve.
Regarding brand quality, here is a summary of my last 4 houses:
Current house in The Villages: Carrier system, 11+ years old. Condenser fan blade was unbalanced and was replaced under warranty, otherwise OK.
Previous home: Carrier Infinity (2 speed Bristol compressor) with 4 zones. In 10 years there were 3 compress failures, an evaporator coil leak, a condenser coil leak, 3 defrost board failures, and the user interface failed. All covered under warranty.
Previous to that home: 2 Rheem systems. No issues in the 10 years we had the house.
Previous to that home: Carrier system, evaporator coil leak after 4 years.
Quality is a crap shoot.
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Originally Posted by jrref
Be aware there are different tiers of HVAC companies. There is Premier, Mid-tier and builder grade. Premier is the best quality and the most expensive and Mid-tier in-between and builder grade the cheapest and worst quality. All will work well but the Premier systems statistically will last the longest with the least amount of problems. So, there will be differences in cost depending on the brand you choose and you usually get what you pay for.
Your post implies a good cheaper price for the Rheem compared to the Carrier system but Rheem is a Mid-tier vs Carrier a Premier system so, I'm not surprised it was cheaper.
Lots of people use Goodman as well looking to save money but then have to replace it sooner so be aware of what you are buying and not just the cost.
Again, Its not to say that Rheem or Goodman are not good systems. They will work well but will probably not have the same service life as the better brands.
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