Derek Cole explains that most AC brands come from just a few manufacturers using identical parts. What actually matters is the installer and the technician who services it, not the brand name on the unit.
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Well, the truth about your air conditioning system brand. It's not all about brand. Look, most systems are only made by a handful of manufacturers. So regardless of its trane carrier, Goodman, Coleman York, a handful of brands make all the heating air equipment. And within that, only a handful of companies make things like the compressor, the reversing valve, the boards, the controls of the system. Only a handful of manufacturers actually make those products. So it means basically all brands are very similar. There's only a handful of companies making the major components of the brand. So what matters is who is there to service that brand? Who is there to take care of you, the customer, when something goes wrong? And how is it installed?