York vs. Luxaire vs. Keeprite vs. ??? Furnace

Most major mfgrs have a clone line. identical to the their first line but painted differently in order to give them a broader distrubution base without prostituting the primary brand name.

York is fair. Rheem is better. Carriers second line Bryant OK.

that other brand might be OK...I dont know it... they will all use the same brands of of components, gas valves, and fan motors. Rheem might have a japanese fan motor in it...that will be more reliable.

Phil Scott

FWIW, I put in a 92% Trane 3 yrs ago and have had no problems. At that time, I tried to research furnace reliability, but it is tough because it takes a while for problems to surface.

For example, Lennox had a big problem for a while with cracking heat exchangers. I presume that they have that fixed. Anyway, 3 years ago, I convinced myself that Carrier and Trane were the best and roughly equivalent, and that Lennox, York, Rheem, and Ruud were at least one cut below.

In Ontario, I have to believe that a 92% furnace is worth it, even if the maintenance is higher. What's your annual heating bill? 10% of that must be a fair chunk of change.

However you go, get a 2 speed furnace (i.e. with a 2 stage burner, and variable speed fan). The lower speed is very quiet.

Bill

In the same boat albeit 8 years later. What did you end up getting and is it still running, and did it require any major service?

If you're in the same boat, lean over and ask Harry. We haven't seen him here in our boat in 8 years.