A little background first.
We're looking to have central heat and air conditioning installed in our house. It's a 2100 sq ft single family home in the Los Angeles area. It has an existing central heat system with rigid ducting in the attic which are asbestos wrapped and will be removed and replaced with flexible.
We've had multiple estimates but are now trying to decide between two. I've read that one should not focus so much on the equipment but more on the company installing the system. Both companies are very reputable and are quite close in price, so for me it's down to the equipment now. Both are 5 ton systems.
Company A Install price appx 17k Daikin Equipment DX16TC Condenser -16 seer -2 stage -12 year unit replacement warranty -12 year parts warranty DM80VS Furnace -80% AFEU -Variable speed blower -Lifetime heat exchanger warranty -12 year unit replacement warranty -12 year parts warranty Furnace and ducting not suspended in attic
Company B Install price appx 18k Lennox Equipment XC16 Condenser -16 seer -2 stage -10 year compressor warranty -5 year parts warranty SL280V Furnace -80% AFEU -Variable speed blower -20 year heat exchanger warranty -10 year covered parts Furnace and ducting installation suspended in attic
So with both systems having basically the same specs the impression i get through research is that lennox seems like high end innovative equipment vs daikin is basically rebranded goodman and are basically the same as goodman/amanna. On paper the daikin warranty looks good though but does it warrant the premium price?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
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