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Furnace Goodman Part Repair
QUESTION:I need to replace a fifty year old unit. I`ve seen a couple of negative
reviews on Goodman but mostly the responses are that the company`s
product is as durable as any low/moderately priced furnaces. Any
experiences/information on this company?
ANSWER: As the warranty administrator at a supply house that sells 99.9%
Goodman equipment, I have a handle on what parts generally fail on the
Goodman equipment. All the furnaces (including package gas units) in
the 1995 to 1999 era had (have) heat exchangers that have a tendancy
to crack. They may still be using the same heat exchanger but aren't
old enough to start failing yet... I dunno. Luckily it doesn't take
an act of congress to change them as a general rule. Ignitors... they
are a consumable item in my opinion, expect to replace it every other
year. Now the draft inducer motors... that it the primary weakness on
the Goodman furnaces. Bad design, bad manufacturing. I have known of
them to get sticky bearings and slow down... still running fast enough
for the centrifical switch, but not fast enough to create a good
draft, flame rollout switch trips and makes it a bear to troubleshoot.
(Yes I was a technician too before gravity got ahold of me)
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