NEED HELP DECIDING what heating and air to buy for home

Factual Questions
1

I am in need of help deciding what heating and air unit to buy for our home. Tight budget & want to get something that won’t brake down often has good reviews isnt made from CHINA where I can get parts easy if there is an issue.
I just got 2 quotes one for a frasier johnson york not sure what size…or what it does but it is for natural gas. cost $4500.00 not including electrical he can not do that.
Second quote was for goodman gsx13 13 seer high efficientcy air and for heat high efficiency variable gas furnace up to 96% AFUE performance with like a humidifier included in that to keep the air moist in the winter so not to dry out all the wood.

cost $6800.00 not including electric.
elctric will most likely cost close to another 300- 400 but we can save again for that this winter until we need to hook that up in the spring.

Thanks for all the responces I am going to get we need to make this decision VERY SOON we can not use this heater at all. We live in MICHIGAN!!

2

After you google to your heart’s content, you may find this site useful:

You will need to register and note that these are professional HVAC people: they do expect to make money, so absolutely NO HINT of DIY intent.
They will also not discuss prices.

The Goodman products are red meat to these folks - some hate with passion, others defend. Be on your best behavior.

The " electric" for just a furnace is a common 120 VAC outlet. The A/C compressor requires heavy-duty electrical service.

My conclusion after going through this a couple of times:

The name on the box is not what is important: it is the name on the “Call for Service” card - a good install of a cheap box beats a poor install of a name-brand.

This there a furnace and/or (central) A/C in there now? Given the numbers you quoted, there probably is at least some duct work.
Duct work makes or breaks an install.

3

p.s. - specifying “No China” is going to severely limit you.

All the “Manufacturer” does is form the coils and make the cabinet - all else is off-the-shelf.

Is a Ford assembled in Mexico of parts from Korea, US, China and Philippines an “American” car?

4

hi Ill tell you clearly that the heating is very important! the air can be put aside; in fact I would ignore it; Im not alone here!

5

Not an outlet – in most locations, it has to be a hard-wired 120V service, on it’s own circuit.

And my experience is that any of the good quality brands are acceptable, and the quality of the installation (& subsequent maintenance) provided by your local installer are what makes the difference. So go by your feelings about the local company, and recommendations from others in your location.