Goodman furnace reviews

skylarkguy · Jan 18, 2017

My 13 year old Lennox took a dump several weeks ago. Between a known fried control board and indications that the heat exchanger has failed i'm looking at at least $1200 to fix the old one.

I got a quote for about 4k after rebates to replace it with a Lennox. I started looking online and found a Goodman for about 1400 and i'd have to do the install.

Any thoughts pro or con about Goodman?

It is a 96 percent efficient 2 stage down draft. The install looks to be pretty straight forward. This is what the current one looks like.

davesl708 · Jan 18, 2017

For what it is worth. My Mother has a Goodman 92k BTU that is 10 years old.
So far the blower motor was replaced three years ago and I replaced the gas valve this month. Other than that no other problems.

I did see the Goodman 100k BTU on Amazon for $854.

RNeumann · Jan 18, 2017

Goodman is typically the homeowner installed type brand. My worry with seeking reviews is the HVAC techs will bash them as it's sold to the end user.
If money is tight the repair seems like a good option. It only has 3 parts- The only other part they aren't changing is the fan! If you are wanting to do a project I'd look around. Big box stores, online and maybe a local wholesaler will sell to the public.

davesl708 · Jan 18, 2017

I think Sears is the prime big box store for Goodman but online is cheaper.

Infinite Wisdom · Jan 18, 2017

Over the past 10 years we have had about 8 gas fired Goodman furnaces installed at rental properties we manage.

Not a single repair call yet!

SJay · Jan 18, 2017

I put in a Goodman this summer 96% 2 stage with AC. The circuit board was bad had it replaced under warranty - no problems since.

Better read about the warranty

Read About the Goodman Policy On Internet Purchases

jenkinsph · Jan 18, 2017

I have installed a few Goodman and Janitrol furnaces but I have worked on a ton of them. For the 90+ eff. furnace I prefer the Rheem/Rudd models as I have a bunch of them installed with very few break downs. Wholesale on a 120k 90+ furnace is around $1,000 to $1,200 depending on a few options for the Rheem/Rudd. The 80% units are about $600 for the 125k and $450 for the smaller 75k units.

Gunny · Jan 19, 2017

I put a Goodman in this house about 12 years ago, it's still working fine, no problems with it at all. The owner of the store that sold it to me told me that it might be hard to find anyone that would work on it if it did have problems, but at the time I was doing a kitchen remodel and money was tight, so I got the Goodman. For the price I got it for, I figured that if it lasted 6 years before needing any work, I'd still be money ahead.
If mine quit working today, I'd just get another Goodman and even then I'd be money ahead versus what I've been quoted for from the big name HVAC installers around here.

Turbys_1700 · Jan 19, 2017

My HVAC professional installs Goodman heat pumps in homes. He put a 2.5 ton unit in my house 2-1/2 years ago. He has been installing Goodman units the past 10 years or so. I his opinion they are as good as anything else without the higher overhead cost associated with the advertising and promotional costs of units like Lenox etc. Very few issues in his experience. He is a full time licensed contractor. I paid him cash for the unit and install. The cost savings was substantial.

I know that this discussion was about furnaces but I would think that the inherent quality associated with heat pumps could be relevant to the discussion. Time will tell on my install. My original Bryant lasted 18 years.