Nothing wrong with the brand. I have a 23 year old Goodman heat pump on a rental that I (a homeowner) installed. Still runs fine. Installation is key, not brand. If the installation is crap, then problems will follow. I have a Goodman AC only 16 seer on the property I live in, again self installed. that I put in in 2018 and have not yet had an issue out of it.

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Agree, there's nothing inherently wrong with Goodman. A while back, they were sold in bulk by internet sellers and anybody and their brother could buy and install one. Poor installation is the primary reason any AC system fails. Take a look at the installation and see if it looks neat and competent or sloppy.

I wouldn't change it until it dies or definitely does not dehumidify you home to your satisfaction. A new 2 stage or inverter system is going to cost you upwards of $10,000 plus!

Florida is a hot climate, coastal area (salt spray) among other hazards.

Average life for an AC in a hot climate is about 12-15 years. Within that time span of 12-15 years you will need repairs too.

The more you run it, the more likely it will break. Brand name? ha. They all break.

Salt spray eats the coils. So there is no end to the fun in a hot climate.

I've got scrap junk from every AC brand you can imagine. No such thing as an AC that doesn't break.

To make matters worse we are staring at new refrigerants coming down the pike, which will make the other 2 obsolete. So you'll be looking for a new machine once that starts taking form.

R22 Freon -- bye bye. the old one. R410a the newer one... on the chopping block by 2023.

There's a lot more to happen but with who sits in the WH, there is little standing in the way for this stuff to be fast tracked.

That being said... R22 Freon still available can be repaired but costs will likely climb from here.

If R410a follows the same trajectory as R22 then probably 20 years or so. The new refrigerant... what ever is chosen isn't perfect so in another 10 - 20 years probably be another phase out of that. (see where this is going?)

I service the Katy, Texas area... roughly 3 clicks west of the gates of hell. LOL.

There a a lot of mixed opinion on Goodman. I think a lot of it is due to poor installation. Be aware new home builders try will use the low cost subcontractor when it comes to HVAC. The builder tries to impress you with a SEER rating which has less weight in a hot climate.

Get the model numbers of the base HVAC system and the upgrade. The other important thing is proper sizing. Ask for a copy of the load calculation and post it if you can.

a few years back Goodman was sold to a Japanese firm and they invested in a huge manufacturing plant not too far from Austin Air (Waller County, TX); think maybe three years ago. Recent reviews might be more accurate.

a few years back Goodman was sold to a Japanese firm and they invested in a huge manufacturing plant not too far from Austin Air (Waller County, TX); think maybe three years ago. Recent reviews might be more accurate.

yeah Daikin is the parent company. The new plant was like 400 million investment.

It's like any other brand, occasionally there are installs gone wrong posted to this board from an assortment of different brands. Choosing one brand over another doesn't do much if the company you choose doesn't know what they are doing. I've seen at least 50 shades of this over my 26 year career in HVAC. (nothing new)

So a builder starts using Trane / Lennox / Carrier and you think problems magically disappear because of the brand chosen? Nope, doesn't work like that. Not in my world. (repair, modify, replace, update etc.)

Now with the new phase out of R410a in my honest opinion this is check mate move in favor of me. Because people erroneously think that a 'brand' is some how going to save them. From future problems... now comes a new phaseout. That system they bought only a few years ago is now obsolete?

Yeah I can hear the blood curdling screams already. All I can say is: somebody voted for it. But because I am a repair man first... I can fix it, for a fee of course. The other choice? Rip it all out and replace it. (options are few, when coolant needed to operate it gets banned for one reason or another.)

It's like the case of choosing a drop in to replace R22. (It's not really a drop in, in terms of just dropping it in... but people don't read to understand, they read to what they want to hear.)

So if these replacement refrigerants for R22 are so good, why none of them were chosen? It was smart for me to not go down that path. All of them will likely be banned along with R22... because of GWP (global warming potential).

Pretty much no one is talking about this now... less than 2 years away. Yeah it's going to be a big eye opener pretty quick.

How did all of this come about? From what I can see, good ole California is banning the use of R410a in air conditioning (new construction) starting in 2023.

Manufacturer's aren't going to make another tier of equipment just for California as that would be too costly. It appears what is good for California is good for the rest of the nation.... yeah it's gonna be fun kiddo's.