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We had rheem for 14 years and no problems. Our house burned and its being rebuilt and we are putting rheem in again. It was energy efficient. It depends on what you can afford there are plenty of brands out there, choose what makes you happy.
Pick your contractor first then the brand of equipment. The best equipment is still garbage if the installer does a poor job. My thought is to find a contractor you trust, then let them tell you what manufacturers they stand behind. Make sure they do at least a manual-j calculation for sizing and a manual-d for duct work. The biggest issues on AC systems are either over sizing the unit for the home, or undersized duct work/returns for the correct tonnage of AC. Every HVAC installation I have done resulted in at least adding more return air to the system.
If you go by equipment brand first, you may end up with a top of the line system installed by a moron and the system fails to perform or fails prematurely.
Pick your contractor first then the brand of equipment. The best equipment is still garbage if the installer does a poor job. My thought is to find a contractor you trust, then let them tell you what manufacturers they stand behind. Make sure they do at least a manual-j calculation for sizing and a manual-d for duct work. The biggest issues on AC systems are either over sizing the unit for the home, or undersized duct work/returns for the correct tonnage of AC. Every HVAC installation I have done resulted in at least adding more return air to the system.
If you go by equipment brand first, you may end up with a top of the line system installed by a moron and the system fails to perform or fails prematurely.
A Manual-J can be a good tool when when installing replacement appliances- but a Manual-D would really be a waste of time since most who are "replacing appliances" already have ducting in-place- and I'm sure they're not looking for "that" added expense!
A Manual-J can be a good tool when when installing replacement appliances- but a Manual-D would really be a waste of time since most who are "replacing appliances" already have ducting in-place- and I'm sure they're not looking for "that" added expense!
No, a manual-d is not a waste of time unless you want to buy a new system and have it prematurely die because of inadequate supply or return ducting. If nothing else, the manual-d will size the return air which is critical and adding return air is usually not a big deal. On the last HVAC project I did for a recently acquired property, we doubled the return air volume to match the CFM requirements for the evap coil. If an HVAC contractor told me doing a manual-d was a waste of time, I would move on to the next contractor. There is a right way and wrong way to do anything - unfortunately, with HVAC systems the wrong way is costly.
Pick your contractor first then the brand of equipment. The best equipment is still garbage if the installer does a poor job. My thought is to find a contractor you trust, then let them tell you what manufacturers they stand behind. Make sure they do at least a manual-j calculation for sizing and a manual-d for duct work. The biggest issues on AC systems are either over sizing the unit for the home, or undersized duct work/returns for the correct tonnage of AC. Every HVAC installation I have done resulted in at least adding more return air to the system.
If you go by equipment brand first, you may end up with a top of the line system installed by a moron and the system fails to perform or fails prematurely.
I have a part in my air conditioner that needs replacing which is so expensive to replace. I was told the part does have a warranty, but other issues could happen since it is 12 years old and the warranty has expired. So the existing unit has only a specific amount of space to fit into. I would like to get a higher efficiency, but the most I can have is a 16 seer.
I am looking for new air conditioning unit and I definitely don't want a Rheem but so many contractors are pushing them.
Ruud and Rheem are good, uncomplicated units. Most have no problems, and that is why they are popular.
Try another brand that is supported in your area, and don't assume you are more versed than the people that install them.
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