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Number of Reviews: 34
Average Rating: 2 out of 5
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Date created: 2010-01-12
Name: J Tate
Years owned: 2
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The units were in a house that I had purchased two years ago. The house
was 50% complete when I bought it. I have finished the home and now live
in. I have both the furnace and air conditioners. I think the product
works well in my 6800 sq ft home.
Date created: 2009-12-16
Name: Andy
Years owned: 7
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I have 3 units in my house - one Gibson, one Ruud and one Carrier. I
also am a service and installation technician and have worked on every
brand of unit. The reason some of you have trouble with your Gibson
units comes from the installation, not the unit. Because the Gibson
units are much less expensive, it seems the contractors installing them are typically less competent and this leads to many problems. I have installed just over 400 Gibson units in six years and have had less than 20 minor warranty calls on them. No major problems and no problem that was not quickly fixed. I personally have not had any more or less trouble with my own units as well. The two really important factors are proper installation, especially the refrigerant charge, and qualified yearly service. Any brand will fall apart in a few years if people treat it as "maintainance free". One other thing that has become a major problem is the use of the so-called high efficiency filters, especially with any unit five years old or newer. The new high seer units have to have much more airflow than older style units, but using a pleated style filter cuts airflow almost in half. Then, people let the filters go for two or three months because the filter man says they will last that long, but they will severely limit airflow after even six weeks. A plugged up filter will lead to a failed compressor in just a few months. If you want high efficiency filtration, you need a bypass system. Use hi flow filters only and change them monthly and get your unit cleaned and serviced yearly and it will last ten years.
Date created: 2009-08-20
Name: Marily Sosa
Years owned: 4
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I have had this unit for 4 years and it is a disaster, every 3 or 4
months It begins to drip water. I have spent a lot of money and I am
thinking of replacing it with another mark.
Date created: 2009-07-01
Name: Kwasi Opoku
Years owned: 2
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I purchased a new forced air and cooling system 2 years ago and the
compressor is already gone. The sales guy pitched this things as the
perfect combination of price and durability. That's the biggest lie I
have ever heard. I am already $500 in the hole and will probably need
another compressor in a few years when the warranty runs out which will
cost me over $1000 to fix.
For your own good, stay away from this product and the sales person who tries to sell it to you.
Date created: 2009-06-12
Name: J. Lewis
Years owned: 5
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My Gibson is a combination central a/c and heat pump. I bought this
house in 2004 but the house was built in 1998 and I am assuming this is
the original unit. It has been nothing but problems since I moved in.
The heat worked fine until last fall. When I turned the heat on the unit
would not come on at all. The a/c will not come on either. The a/c has
been repaired every year since I moved in because the drain pipe that
drains the condensation from the unit does not work and it backs up into
the unit and corrodes the electrical system. The first summer I lived
here it leaked out all over the floor while I was at work and damaged
the subfloor. I now have a big hole in my floor which my brother was
able to cover with some plywood. The service technician cannot figure
out why the drain pipe will not work and it has cost a minimum of $500
for every service call. I have spent a couple of thousand dollars on
repairs which have not worked and now the unit will not work at all. I
don't have the money to replace the unit so I will have to buy a window
air conditioner unitl I can replace it. I had to rely on space heaters
to heat my house last winter. I will be switching brands when I can
afford to replace it.
Date created: 2009-05-20
Name: C. Horton
Years owned: 3
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Three years with this unit, and all three years we have had to have
technicians diagnose why it doesn't cool properly. Some of the reasons
have been: not enough coolant, too much coolant, blockage in coolant
system; I.E. - no one really knows. We're replacing it with something
that hopefully will not have recurring problems.
Date created: 2009-05-13
Name: Joe
Years owned: 12
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I have been working in heating and air conditioning for over 15 years
and I have installed multiple Gibson and name brand systems such as
Carrier, Lennox etc. They all have the same internal parts and I end up
having to go back on the name brand systems more than I ever do on the
Gibson systems. It all depends on how the system was installed and if
they were installed correctly or not.
Date created: 2009-05-09
Name: B. Ganucheau
Years owned: 5
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Was told by experienced ac man that this was the same as a well known
name brand, but without the high cost of one. At first, worked fine,
then @ 1 1/2 yrs later, compressor went out. Whole unit had to be
rebuilt and charged a swap out type fee for compressor. @ 1 yr later,
problems with condensor unit. Just replaced outside fan in condensor and
now the compressor acting up. Had two hard start kits put on unit. Now I
have more money in repairs then actual cost of unit.
Date created: 2009-05-07
Name: Tony Tabb
Years owned: 5
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I purchased a 4 Ton Gibson Heat and Air unit 5 years ago. Its the worst
a/c system ever. I tried to save a little by buying the Gibson. It
breaks down every year at least once. I have had to replace the coil and
blower already. It doesnt cool very well and runs constantly.
Date created: 2009-04-25
Name: GIBSON
Years owned: 4
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Gibson is the brand of hvac that came with my brand new home. Every
Spring I have to get repairs to my unit. This unit is a terrible waste
of my money. Yes, it is still under warranty, but I do have to pay for
labor and pay for the contractor to do the diagnostics. I could have
purchased a new hvac system for the amount of money I have thrown into
this Gibson.
