re: HVAC guys...what is considered to be the best AC units for residential use nowadays?

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I do commercial HVAC and personally wouldn't buy anything other than a Carrier for my house. That said, any of the big 4 (Carrier, Trane, Lennox & York) should give you many years of good service. I also come in contact with plenty of Rheem, Bryant, and Goodman units that are ten plus years old and working fine but they are a step down in workmanship compared to the big four.

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Only the Carrier Infinity line. Their lower SEER stuff is very weak because they lack condenser coil surface...and Bryant is just a rebadged Carrier. Rheem and Goodman have upped their game the last couple of years. I would watch for a possible drop off though with future Goodman units. Because of cost factors they are beginning to use Chinese compressors in some units. I'm a Copeland fan. No unit is going in my house without it.

I might add to those reading, your system is only as good as the install. Doesn't matter how good the system if it's installed half arse.