What is the Best Brand? - Short #233

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Bryan Orr

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🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

In this short podcast episode, Bryan answers a listener-submitted question: what is the best brand of equipment for residential new construction?

A lot of people have their own personal preferences when it comes to brands, whether that's with equipment, tools, or even cars. However, when it comes to HVAC equipment, there are a lot of factors that come into play, especially as far as local support is concerned. Are the distributors and territory managers accessible? Reliable? Bryan's personal preferences deal a lot with American (or at least North American) manufacturing and the strength of their local support in the Central Florida market.

Some manufacturers have excellent base products but weak product lines, and others have weak base products but great specialized equipment. These judgments come from personal experience, and that's especially true of large manufacturers. Bryan recommends taking a measured, slow approach to products you deal with and then choosing the one that works best for your market and customers. You may find yourself gravitating towards equipment with certain components (like Copeland compressors, for example). You may gravitate towards manufacturers that take feedback about their products and have great local support. The "best brand" really depends on your experiences, values, and business needs.

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0:00.0	Hello, salute. This is the HVAC School podcast. I'm Brian. This is a short episode,
0:09.7	and in this short episode, we receive a thought-provoking question from Ephron. But before we get
0:16.3	to that, let's thank our great sponsors. The WR Mobile App by White Rogers and Copeland.
0:22.6	Refrigeration Technologies at RefridgeTech.com.
0:26.9	Navak at navakglobal.com.
0:30.3	Carrier and Carrier.com.
0:32.3	I've been a carrier dealer for many years.
0:34.9	Carrier has their new green speed extreme, super high efficiency heat pumps out on the market now. Five years. Carrier has their new green speed extreme super high efficiency heat pumps
0:39.8	out on the market now. Find out more by going to Carrier.com.
0:46.1	Hey, Brian. It's Effron from HVAC Tactical. Hope all is well. I want to prefer this as looking
0:51.9	for a tangential response. As unbiased as possible, at this current
0:55.9	moment in time, is there a best equipment manufacturer for residential slash new construction?
1:01.2	And why? I understand it may be habit to say a properly installed unit is the best equipment. However,
1:08.2	I don't think that's the case in this question. Thank you. Yes. Sorry if this may get you in hot water.
1:14.5	All right. First and foremost, I did get to go to HVAC Tactical Awards, which is run by the organization that Effron is with. It was a really good time. It was great to see Dan Hollahan get a lifetime achievement award definitely well deserved.
1:30.3	So well done on that event, Ephron.
1:34.8	And now on to your question about which brand is best.
1:35.7	And I get it.
1:39.9	Everybody has their favorite brands and there's always something to it.
1:42.0	People like certain brands usually for a reason.
1:48.6	Sometimes it's just marketing, but a lot of times there is a good reason behind it. And HVAC is no different. It's kind of like people who like DeWalt over Milwaukee or vice versa. Or Ford versus Chevy. Sometimes you like a particular brand just because
1:54.7	it's something that you are used to and sometimes you like it because you like the colors and
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