Winding down the Non union Goodman AC

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Most of the hot days are behind us now in Double U Pee Aaay and as such, I am running the Goodman less and less now.

2016 marks the second full year of use on the unit; perhaps a bit more so this year due to human caused, influenced et cetera climate change. that's what we call it now, right? "Global warming" is passe` correct? Just want to be sure :)

Nonetheless, the Goodman ran very well indeed. No issues, starts up without laboring so based on listening alone, the start/run cap is doing the job. I did hose out the bottom just last week as some dead grass, erroneous pine needles and animal hair was in there. The coils themselves are very clean indeed and there is no play in the fan motor shaft.

At no time, even with temps in the 90's did I feel the unit ran excessively. It kept the home cool and comfortable but naturally it ran longer between cycles during the hot spells.

Without question, 2 summers is hardly enough to go on record for the overall longevity of the unit but despite what I read on many forums, Goodman units do not simply blow up, implode or cease to work in 1-3 years. Most of those issues are caused by piss poor installation typically with the homeowner trying to save a few bucks and do it himself w/o knowing his ass from his elbow. As I said earlier, this unit was installed, along with the furnace and air handler, by a professional HVAC outfit located in Slippery Rock.

Whether or not I would purchase a Goodman HVAC system in the future is totally contingent on how well this one holds up. And only time will tell in that regard. As of now, Goodman has consolidated production in Houston TX unlike Trane and Carrier who are in the process of making Mexico their production base. All other factors being equal, a unit that is at least assembled in the US, union made or not, will get my attention vis a vis a unit made south of the border with piss poor pay and piss poor working conditions. That is one of my many golden rules along with other idiosyncrasies.

hi FRig!
 
Of course,

like the Ford Focus production is all going to Mexico also. Hopefully, the Wayne assembly plant gets the new Ford Ranger Pick up. Too many to displace all at once again.
Also hopefully, as many police forces are still union, they won't be busted and forced to earn 35% less than now. They will not be happy campers either.
I think durability will become synonymous regardless of brand within the Unipart source system for parts for hvac makers.
More smoke and mirrors. Ours is better than theirs is the traditional sales rhetoric.
So if anyone could force manufacturers back stateside, will those manufacturers support someone who could, or would? That would cost a fortune, and take years to build new factories, and how many young people today even want to work in a factory long term? High turnover contributes to lower quality in any service or manufacturing setting. It takes more time and money to train new employees.
 
The Tranes are still in full force cooling over here. Supposed to be low 80s this week then finally cool down to non A/C-using temps. I usually wind them down around the beginning of October with a day or two of use during the month. Usually 2-3 weeks of not needing anything and then I'll be winding up the Trane furnaces. I've had them on as early as late September in the recent years.
 
 
Weather here for several years is that there's no between-seasons as such ... or maybe for a week or two.

Today's temp was upper 90s°F, and will continue in the 90s°F through the week, with a "cooling" trend to the mid 80s°F predicted for end of Sept.

Not unusual air conditioning runs in December.
 

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