When Goodman first started out, they were the type of units you see in apartments. Regular bottom line units, nothing special. But they do have the same compressor and fan motor as most other name branded units. They just use different paint and different style. Basically they were like buying a car with pump up windows and manual locks. No frills.
They did have all aluminum coils at one time, but I think they changed to copper due to leaking issues.
You can get a 10 year warranty with Goodman now. If I were you, I would do that with any brand that offers it.
Like I said in another post, most a/c brands use a lot of the same components in them, they just have different prices in line with how they are built.
Paint, safety's, timers, printed circuit boards, copper vs. aluminum, coil protection, metal bottoms and pans vs. composite, amount of coils, SEER rating, dual speed compressors, VFD operated fans and compressors...
You can buy the bottom models with the same SEER rating, they just don't shine like the higher priced units and don't have all the bells and whistles.
If you buy the bottom of the line units, get the installer to add a timed delay switch on the outside unit to protect the compressor in case of a quick power cycle.
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