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Number of Reviews: 55
Average Rating: 3 out of 5
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Review your GOODMAN Furnace
Date created: 2009-01-04
Name: P. Kish
Location: Yorkville, Il
Years owned: 1
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Here's my story. I ordered my 95% efficient Goodman furnaces online.
They were on sale and another 10% off until Jan 5 shipped free and no
tax. Also lifetime heat exchanger warrantee. wow. Furnaces came perfect
and well packed from the factory. Hardest part of the installation was
next, getting it in to the basement. Finally got the old one out and the
new Goodman in. Long story short, after 12 hours and many trips to Home
Depot for pipes and fittings, got it finished at midnight. Turned on the
gas, electric and thermostat. I thought it didn't start but it was so
quiet I couldn't tell! After 15 seconds the burners lit and what nice
blue flames! Blower started next and the heat was awesome! It had gotten
down to 60 degrees in the house but in 30 minutes it was 71! Very
impressed with the quality and performance for the price. Can't wait to
install Goodman #2 in the garage and work on the Hot Rods! Thanks
Goodman and ac Wholesalers for the best Furnaces you can buy! Don't be
afraid to install these yourself, Instructions are great and take about
30 minutes to read.
Date created: 2009-01-03
Name: Rick Brosher
Location: Celina, Ohio
Years owned: 14
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I installed a Goodman furnace and 3 ton air conditioner in my new Ohio
home in 1994. I have never had the first service call. It is still
working but I have decided to replace the old unit with a new heat pump
from Goodman. a friend of mine is going to install the old furnace in
his house. I couldn't be more pleased.
Date created: 2008-12-29
Name: Lauren
Location: Denver, CO
Years owned: 3
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This furnace is the biggest heap of junk I have ever come across in my
entire life. We spend $300 on average per year to fix it. Here lately it
has stopped working altogether and our furnace repair guy can't figure
out why. It is the biggest pile of crap ever. Do not buy a Goodman
furnace if you can help it. terrible product!!!
Date created: 2008-12-20
Name: Bill
Location: Tarentum, PA
Years owned: 4
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Bought a brand new house April 2004. This Goodman Furnace is not good.
So far it has been fixed winter of 2006, 2007, 2008. Twice the vent
motor broke, and the igniter went once. My old house had a Lenox. It was
12 years old and only broke once. Needless to say I will be replacing
the Goodman piece of junk.
Date created: 2008-12-13
Name: Warren
Location: Wichita, KS
Years owned: 5
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Installed our system almost 5 years ago. No problems with the units. I
used all Goodman components right down to the Lines and cased coil. I
am running a 90,000 btu gmt series furnace probably 2003-2004 vintage.
And a 13 seer cplq 3.5 Ton condenser unit. Furnace has run great with
no problems. a/c unit lost the 2 phase hi voltage contactor but it was
my own fault, and during a power outage last summer we tried running
the unit with too small a generator. I ended up "chattering" the
contactor to death! Parts are very affordable for this furnace if
anything were to ever fail. You simply can't go wrong with one of
these. The only thing I would change is my home is set up for high
static pressure ducting from an old Coleman blend-aire unit. Installed
back in the 50's I wish Goodman had a unit with a blower designed to
overcome the high static pressures. 3 inch home run venting to all
registers from the main plenum. I might upgrade in a few years if a
product comes available to suit my needs. But overall I paid $1500 for
a complete system at Johnstone Supply. Can't beat that price anywhere
Bar none!!! Good Luck and I hope my comments help someone to make the
right choice to buy a Goodman.
Date created: 2008-12-12
Name: Linda Bouchard
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
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I purchased a Goodman Heat Pump in August 08. The unit makes so much
noise and runs all day and night most of the time. Is this normal?
Customer service here in Montreal is the pits. I have called the place
where I purchased the unit and they gave me a person they said worked
for Goodman. I've called and he said he would show up and never did. Can
you tell me if this unit is suppose to make so much noise and run at
times day and night. Thank you
Date created: 2008-12-09
Name: Kim
Location: Lexington KY
Years owned: 4
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I have a duplex that I installed 4 units, all Goodman, about 4 years
ago. Since then I have spent over 2,000 in repairs to the units and they
still don't work properly. This is the worst financial mistake I've ever
made and with this economy and my renters threatening to move if they
aren't fixed, I am facing foreclosure on this house that will affect my
personal dwelling. Please don't buy this junk. Any reputable HVAC person
will tell you not to, although they make a fortune in repairs on them!
Date created: 2008-11-30
Name: S. Williams
Location: Glenn Dale, Maryland
Years owned: 5
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We are having a problem that no one seems to be able to fix. We have had
5 repair people come out to service the unit. They replaced the circuit
board or restart the power switch and it would work for a few hours and
then stop working. It is very cold in here and we don't know what to do.
I was able to find out that there have been other Goodman products with
this same problem but not sure if it was fixed. The furnace kicks on for
about an hour then locks out and has to be manually reset threw the
thermostat or the power switch. Now it is not working at all. No one
seems to be able to fix this product. I definitely would not purchase
another Goodman product.
Date created: 2008-11-14
Name: Pokey, the AC Guy
Location: TX
Years owned: 15
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Goodman makes the best A/C and heaters for the money hands down. Having
said that I have had some issues with my Goodman gmp100 over the years.
After about 5 years the heater would run for a couple minutes and just
shut down before heating the house to the desired temp. It took me about
a week to finally figure out that the service safety switch contacts had
gone bad. The draft inducer was very noisy and I've to take it apart a
couple times to oil it and clean out the dead insects. Goodman has
redesigned the draft inducer so I assume it's much quiter now. Just last
week the control board went bad and would not supply enough ac voltage
to the flame sensor. The new board cost me $73 on Ebay (I didn't want to
pay a service geek $300+ for swapping out a board). Overall, the heater
has worked very well over the years and I would definitely buy another
Goodman heater again. My experience is that the Goodman a/c condensing
are very good but I have a Lennox condensing unit with a scroll
compressor. My recommendations for a/c equipment:
Heater: Goodman (Best Buy)
Condensing Unit: Goodman (Best Buy)
Best made: Trane (Great equipment but WAY overpriced.)
Others that very good: Lennox with scroll compressor. I hear that Coleman makes very good equipment too.
Most Overrated: Yep, you guessed it. Carrier is way overrated IMO. I've seen Carrier cut corners like using aluminum instead of copper coils, sealing coils with some kind of weird electroplate instead of using silver solder, etc.
Remember, a bad installation can make the best A/C equipment run like crap.
Date created: 2008-11-14
Name: Dan
Location: Kansas
Years owned: 8
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My wife and I own two long term care facilities. We currently are
replacing one 47 year old Lennex unit with a set of twin Goodman units.
That will make a total of 9 Goodman units installed since 2000. Only
problem was with distributer not matching circuit boards on the twin
units and wouldn’t work correctly. Two phone calls and problem solved.
Other than that, no problems what so ever. If you are having problems
with your Goodman unit, be certain that you use a professional
installer.
Date created: 2008-10-29
Name: B. Robertson
Location: Ottawa.ON.CANADA
Years owned: 3
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Gmv95 70000btu n/g going on my 3rd winter season and no problems. Very
quiet,very happy! My brother bought a Trane a year ago and it crashed
last week. lol
Date created: 2008-10-28
Name: R. Harris
Location: Wake Forest, NC
Years owned: 3
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Bought Gas Pack (Central Air/Gas Heat) 3 years ago. Would not fire up
3rd winter. Service man that installed it out of box from factory said
it was the heat exchanger. Part free, but $400 to install, under 10
year warranty. Part had to come in from Texas, 12 days, and still no part.
Lousy service.
Date created: 2008-10-21
Name: Carl L.
Location: Laramie, WY
Years owned: 4
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I had a Goodman 80% installed about 4 years ago and have had no problems
whatsoever. The furnace has run quietly, smoothly and heated our home,
very comfortably through some very cold winters. We have it serviced once a
year and will be adding a Goodman A/C next spring. Very good warranty (10
years on all parts and lifetime on the heat exchanger).
Date created: 2008-10-10
Name: C. Egwen
Years owned: 6
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The unit suddenly stopped cooling.
Date created: 2008-10-04
Name: Brad
Location: Kankakee, IL
Years owned: 3
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A+, very pleased. My home stays cool in the summer, and toasty in
the winter. Great warranty, excellent price, outstanding value.
Thanks Goodman.
Date created: 2008-10-01
Name: Joe
Location: Southern California
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This is not a review of Goodman, but rather a very important
observation. Goodman comes with a 10 year warranty.
For those having problems in the first few years having to spend money out of pocket to repair their system, something is wrong here. Did they buy the Goodman equipment on Ebay, was there something wrong to begin with?
If Goodman (or any other brand) is installed correctly and legit, warranty will be honored. So when I see someone having to fork out money to repair this or that, something is not right here. By the way, this also applies to Trane which is top of the line. We have 2 out of 5 supporting Trane with same problems I read here.
All these complains sure look like people buying Trane, Goodman and other equipment from a second hand store and lousy installations.
Date created: 2008-09-19
Name: Billie Shelotn
Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa
Years owned: 4
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I am very unsatisfied. I about to have the forth inducer motor
installed. The Goodman has refused to work with the heating and cooling
company and address the problem. They report they have had other Goodman
furnaces with the same problem and do not install the brand any more.
Date created: 2008-08-30
Name: R NELSON
Location: Kansas City, MO
Years owned: 10
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I own an 80% Furnace and it costs less, and heats better than a new, 95%
efficient Carrier Furnace - that I have at my other house. I have had no
problems with it. It even survived a flood - only needing a cheap
circuit board replaced - which I did myself.
Date created: 2008-07-19
Name: Rich Andrews
Location: Sterling, IL
Years owned: 5
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I installed my furnace myself and had a contractor solder the A/C
pipes and vacuum down and test the system before running 5 years ago
not a problem so far except an igniter which I bought for $30 and the
contractor was not open for business at that time of day but he sold
it to me and I installed the igniter and no problems since, been a
good running furnace and I did not use the cheap air filters. I use
the April air 2200 and it runs good. Contractor says the igniters do go
out after so many times so it would be a good idea to keep a spare
and do not touch the igniter with your fingers. Good Luck
Date created: 2008-07-13
Name: T. Holmes
Years owned: 1
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Goodman gmv95 70000btu with Goodman box type media merv 11 filter and
honeywell focus pro 6000(single stage) 2 pipe direct venting installed
Oct/2008. As everyone knows this past winter was brutal, I saved roughly
$500 dollars in natural gas and the furnace from the first start up has
been working flawlessly, very quiet and reliable. Never hesitated to turn
up the thermostat as I seen my monthly gas bill go down, past winter was
very cozy without costing me a fortune. My deciding factors for
purchasing this unit.
1. 95%EE/DC motor
2. Excellent warranty
3. Very good pricing
When I first started researching furnaces I was overwhelmed with the amount of info out there, friends who were in the HVAC trade had their own preferences and online was hard to get a straight answer. So, for the money and warranty I took a chance and let me tell you am I ever happy I did. You can't go wrong with Goodman's warranty and pricing, really! Now that I have a Goodman furnace it really surprises me to see bad reviews on Goodman maybe it's on older units not sure. Keeprite VS90 was another unit I considered seemed like a good unit until I saw their warranty, at the time it was lifetime on heat exchangers and 7 years on parts now its 10 years on parts but even at that Keeprite is very picky with yearly servicing and must show proof before any warranty kick's in. That SUCK'S! My HVAC friends tell me that yearly servicing on gas furnaces is not always necessary. Keeprite also uses a crimped clamshell heat exchanger. I've had problems with my old Carrier clamshell heat exchanger I like Goodman's tubular design.
Goodman is not junk it is good junk! Take a chance you will not regret it. Hope this help's!
Date created: 2008-07-10
Name: Brad M
Location: DuPage County,IL
Years owned: 1
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I bought and installed an 80% efficient furnace because Goodman was
about the only manufacturer I could find that would sell direct to me. I
replaced a Kenmore 80% from 1988 with the Goodman- the Kenmore I also
installed myself- in the 80's Sears also used to sell Kenmore furnaces
direct. Something fishy is going on here. Folks, I'm not saying everyone
is capable or wants to replace their own furnace- but it's not exactly
rocket science.
When I read that people have their Goodman blower motors repeatedly burnout or some other repeated problem, it makes me a little suspicious- not even a bad installation would cause constant motor burnout. As others have mentioned- most of the major parts in any major appliance these days (furnaces, computers, AC, TV, washing machines, etc.) are made by other manufactures and assembled into a final product. And if your motor really keeps burning out wouldn't your HVAC contractor recommend another brand? hmmmmm. It's not like Goodman would have commissioned some kind of special edition, custom built, chrome plated blower motor- most likely run of the mill, broad application, blower motor- substitutable by any major motor manufacturer.
My Goodman did the job just fine last winter, and I expect it will for many years to come, just as my Kenmore did.
Date created: 2008-06-24
Name: Scott
Location: WA
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I'm an HVAC contractor. We sell Trane, Lennox, and Goodman. We have
significantly less warranty calls on Goodman than the others. We have a
good install crew and all systems have their ductwork up to code. I put
a Goodman ssz16 unit in my house and I couldn't be happier. Let my 14
years experience in the HVAC biz make you feel good about buying this
stuff. P.S. if you buy the cheapest one, It will be noisy no matter what
the brand.
Date created: 2008-04-01
Name: L. Trzos
Location: Bridgeview, Il
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Purchased last June. First year using. About a minute before the blower stops running, there is a bang noise. This does not happen all the time. Sometime it is a quiet noise but sometimes it is a very loud noise almost like a door slamming. Serviceman said there is no gas leak and the noise is because of my 2 level unit. That can't be or else the noise would be the same every time. Seems like it is quiet for a length of time and then a loud bang, like something has to build up before it is loud. Anyone else have this problem? First time it happened, I thought it was going to blow up.
Date created: 2008-03-31
Name: John S.
Location: Woodbury,MN
Years owned: 21
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Finding an honest furnace or air conditioner review is hard because
everyone is biased in one way or another. I decided to write this
furnace review to give my opinion with facts that I have accumulated
over the years. I have been repairing and installing furnaces and air
conditioners for 21 years so I have a good amount of experience in the
subject. I have found that furnaces have evolved over the years to a
point now where the manufacturers are offering a high quality product
that will last many years. When high efficiency furnaces first came out, each manufacturer had its own idea on how to build a furnace and by trial and error they slowly worked out the problems to where now they are all are building a good furnace. The furnace manufacturers actually just build the heat exchanger, cabinet, housings etc. They buy the circuit boards, motors, burners, controls, limit switches, draft inducers, pressure controls, gas valves, ignition controls, and hot surface igniters from the companies that build them like ge, Honeywell, White Rodgers, Robertshaw, etc.
You generally read comments about furnace brands that have a negative slant. This is because people who have had a bad experience tend to have the drive to tell the world about it while the people who are satisfied are content to leave it at that. The truth is every brand has to be repaired now and then and since the manufacturers who build the main working parts of the furnaces build them for every furnace manufacturer, I do not see a big difference in number of repairs from one brand to the next.
Then how should you choose which furnace brand to buy? It is important to purchase your furnace from someone you can trust to install it properly and who will back up the warranty if something should go wrong later on. I recommend that you try to buy locally so you are important to the business that you are buying from and not just another anonymous customer who does not matter. The manufacturers warranty is a big factor to look at. If the furnace does break in the future, you don't want to be stuck with a large repair bill. Today you can find lifetime warranties on heat exchangers and 10 years on all other parts. If they don't offer this warranty, keep looking because some do and it is better to let the manufacturer pay for the repair instead of you. After all if they spend all of that money on advertising trying to convince you to buy their furnace let them back it up with a good warranty!
Don't pay for your furnace over and over again with high gas bills. There are two somewhat standard efficiency ratings on furnaces that are sold today, 80% and 95%. You can think of the difference as being this: for every dollar that you pay your utility company for natural gas for your furnace, with the 80% model, 80 cents out of every dollar heats the house and 20 cents is wasted up the chimney. While the 95% efficiency model only loses 5 cents out of every dollar out the vent. So can see over time the amount of money you can save by installing a 95% furnace will easily pay for the difference in price over the 80% model and save you money every year after that.
I have installed many brands of furnaces over the years and have narrowed my offerings down to one brand. I now only install Goodman furnaces and air conditioners because I have found no better unit on the market that offers the price and warranty that I believe my customers want. Some of my customers have not heard of Goodman furnaces and air conditioners because of their lack of consumer advertising. This a plus, because who wants to pay for all of the expensive advertising that gets passed down to the consumer in the form of higher prices? Goodman had sales of 1.9 billion dollars last year and with out all of those expensive ads. I also like the way Goodman backs me up if I need a warranty part without undue paperwork or making it difficult to return the part.
All furnace manufacturers have websites that you can review their products.
I hope this clears up some of the confusion in trying to pick one brand over another.
My name is John and I own Schuebel's Heating and Air Conditioning in Woodbury Minnesota. I work just in my area so I can be responsive to my customers needs. My website is Schuebels.com
Date created: 2008-03-15
Name: Lee S.
Location: Arlington, TX
Years owned: 4
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I purchased Goodman Handler 4 years ago and then found a leak in the coil during the 3rd year. The coil is under warranty but I had to pay about $500 for labor. I am not satisfied with Goodman quality.
Date created: 2008-02-28
Name: J. Smith
Location: Boise, Idaho
Years owned: 6
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I had a Goodman 92% efficiency furnace, and a 14 seer installed about 6 years ago. I feel good about the decision. No problems. I had never heard of Goodman until I started researching the industry. I think they have less name recognition because they simply don't advertise. I also figure the reason Goodman can sell HVAC equipment for less than the more popular brands is that they don't have the advertising cost.
Date created: 2008-02-22
Name: C. Olson
Location: Central MN.
Years owned: 4
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Going on my 4th year with this furnace. Every heating season there has been a problem. The first time I ran it, the thing only ran less than a minute and the computer went out, since then 2 blower motors failed. Now it heats ok but makes a terrible racket when running. I wouldn't recomend this junk box to my worst enemy. Im going to just take a loss on this thing and have a good furnace installed next year.
Date created: 2008-02-20
Name: Bryan Price
Location: Homewood, Alabama
Years owned: 12
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I had a 3 1/2 ton air conditioner gas pack combo installed 10 years ago and have had no trouble. Great unit @ a great price.
Date created: 2008-02-12
Name: Lu
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Years owned: 1
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We just had a 95% efficient variable speed furnace installed in the dead of the winter and it has not kept the upstairs and downstairs at a more even temperature, we don't have to set the thermastat as high to maintain a comfortable temperature.
Date created: 2008-01-30
Name: Rich Wright
Location: Waukesha, WI
Years owned: 3
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Every year I have to replace the pressure switches, They dont last.
Date created: 2008-01-27
Name: Andrew W.
Location: Indianapolis
Years owned: 6
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We have a Goodman GMNT 120-5, with a professional annual service contract. So far we are on our fourth blower motor, the ignition system broke once, the flue collector box kit cracked and the unit, specifically the vent motor, is very noisy. Despite having a humidifier from General Aire attached humidity control in the house is basically none existent. We are planning to replace the unit this year with a different brand.
Date created: 2008-01-26
Name: Robert Graham
Location: Tijeras, NM
Years owned: 1
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I am having lots of trouble with this 80%AFUE furnamce installed with a 55000/35000 heat pump unit. Apparently the saleman forgot to tell me that at 7100' elevation the heat pump is useless most of the year. Then the themostat they recommended was wireless so the heat pump and furnace don't work in conjunction with each other. We have propane and the furnace has a BTU rating 25000 less with propane or 20%. Now we are forced to have a heating and cooling load test performed on our house because the installer and Goodman have washed their hands of the matter. We have been cold all winter.
Date created: 2008-01-26
Name: Marsha Williamson
Location: Monument, CO.
Years owned: 5
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We have a 5 year old Goodman 2-stage GMH model and it has performed flawlessly ever since it was installed. It's very quiet and provides very even heating thoughout the home. We are very pleased with this furnace.
Date created: 2008-01-20
Name: J Pilcher
Location: Denver, Co
Years owned: 1
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I had my furnace replaced last year and I have had no problems with the unit. The contractor I chose was professional and did a good job of installing the unit. My house is much warmer now and I have saved on my utility bills. I don't think the Goodman brand is any better or worse than any other furnace brand.
Date created: 2008-01-06
Name: P Johnson
Location: Sioux Falls SD
Years owned: 12
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We built our house in 1996. We have had to replace the electronic board once, the ignitor a total of 7 times. We have had 4 different companies try to figure out why the ignitor keeps going out with no luck. So far in 2008, we have had the ignitor replaced twice. We are now looking at getting a new furnace.
Date created: 2007-12-20
Name: P.M. Apsey
Location: Rockf. Mi
Years owned: 6
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I own 2 hi efficency units. One I put in a speck home produced too much carbon monoxcide to pass inspection. The other in my own home has had a heat exchanger problem. Clogs up with carbon soot causing one burner to be ineffective. Goodman is not a good choice. With all the problems, these furnces probably run at 70-80%, never in the 90% range.
Date created: 2007-12-14
Name: Rick Jewett
Location: cedar springs, mi
Years owned: 1
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Had goodman gds8 furnace installed last year. Propane fired 70000btu. Extremely noisy, old unit was silent in comparison. Failed this fall at start of season and took two service calls to get operational.If I had the option and still might replace it regardless of cost.
Date created: 2007-11-08
Name: Pammy Hall Miller
Location: new carlisle oh
Years owned: 7
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I had the unit put in new and have had nothing but problems for the 7 years it has been installed I also called the company and they were unwilling to help with this furnace. this is a goodman brand
Date created: 2007-11-02
Name: Duke Anzio
Location: Detroit MI
Years owned: 2
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To many repairs needed for a new furnace, it is not the installer it was the unit
Date created: 2007-09-07
Name: Mike
Location: Tampa, Fl
Years owned: 1
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As in the reviews of the Goodman A/C, the most important factor is the installer. Don't blame Goodman if your statement is "hasn't worked right from the beginning". There are lots of untrained installers out there. It doesn't matter what brand you buy if it is installed wrong. My Goodman furnace is performing great and I trust Goodman products. Make sure you check out your installer first!
Date created: 2007-06-16
Name: J. St. James
Location: Colorado Springs, CO.
Years owned: 4
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We had our 2-stage Goodman furnace installed about 4 years ago and we are extremely pleased with its performance. It's quiet, provides nice even heat throughout our home and has an even pleasant movement of the air throughout the house which has the same temperature no matter where you are in the house. We have had no issues with this furnace.
Date created: 2007-06-13
Name: B. Barren
Location: Buffalo
Years owned: 2
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I've installed approx. 45 units this year so far. I've had no problems this far. Just to let everyone know be sure that you choose a good contractor that has trained service people to do the job properly. The furnace is only as good as the people who put it in. The furnace should also be properly sized for your house. If it is not this will cause alot of problems
Date created: 2007-06-07
Name: Cornelius
Years owned: 2
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I have a 93% goodman (no variable speed, not a two stage). I am also very satisfied with this unit. I also am a contractor and have installed over a 100 goodman furnaces in my life. Sure there is always a problem with some of the units but comparing to other brands this is by far one of the best ones. If I do come back to a unit than mostly it is a unit that was installed by a bad technician. If your furnace breaks or heat exchanger pops than do not blame the furnace. Blame your self for getting a bad contractor. CHEAP CONTRACTOR IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD CONTRACTOR.
Date created: 2007-04-18
Name: D.Dail
Location: portsmouth,va.
Years owned: 7
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Now replacing my second heat exchange in this unit and I can't believe Goodman hasn't made a recall on the pieces of crap.It's the clam style exchange and it totally sucks.It's one thing to get spanked by a contractor and then another to have to deal w/ the person who made it and neither care if you have heat or cool air.Buy something else!!!!!!
Date created: 2007-03-19
Name: James Lay
Location: Lincolnpark,MI
Years owned: 2
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Bought 95% furnace and am very happy with furnace.Smooth operation and no problems so far quiet and efficient good product.
Date created: 2007-02-06
Name: G. Snere
Location: Mason City, IA
Years owned: 1
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In March of 2006 I purchased a 95% efficient variable speed Goodman furnace. It has not worked correctly since they day I bought it. Neither the dealer I purchased it from nor Goodman customer service has been of any help. Never again.
Date created: 2007-02-01
Name: J. Yazbek
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Years owned: 1
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Completly unsatisfied with 95% effeicency unit. It always need attention. It is totaly unreliable.
Date created: 2007-01-31
Name: Janet P
Location: Sheridan, IL
Years owned: 6
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never had any problems with furnace....though i do have it serviced (cleaned) yearly. Good maintenance habits is the key to keeping your furnace in great condition.
Date created: 2007-01-31
Name: Fred
Location: Orland Park, IL
Years owned: 3
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good unit.
Date created: 2007-01-27
Name: P. Conti
Location: Morristown, NJ
Years owned: 10
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Horrible!! The unit needed constant repair.
Date created: 2007-01-12
Name: Joe Megyes
Location: Aurora, Ontario
Years owned: 1
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I bought the newest Goodman GMV95 two stage variable DC furnace for this heating season, and I couldn't be happier. It's ultra quite, works only as hard as it needs to to maintain a comfortable temperature, and the blower has plenty of oomph to push air all through my house. It really shines when it's used with the proper two stage thermostat (mine is a Honeywell VisionPro). Everything seems to be really well built and solid. It also uses so little electricity that I immediately noticed a lower hydro bill!
Date created: 2006-12-22
Name: T.Carroll
Location: Northern Virginia
Years owned: 5
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on my 2nd heat exchanger with this unit- although the part is covered under warranty, the installation of the part is NOT covered. I've spent close to $1000 total to have it replaced and installed TWICE. Buy another brand- this is just too much of a headache.
Date created: 2006-10-11
Name: George
Location: Springfield, IL
Years owned: 1
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Date created: 2006-09-30
Name: Donald Meister
Location: Fox Lake, IL
Years owned: 7
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Date created: 2006-09-25
Name: R.PERKINS
Location: GREENSBORO, NC
Years owned: 2
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