Cabinet quality may not be so good* - internals should be fine.
*Thinner metal, sharp edges.
Goodman/amana does cut corners on their higher end furnaces now - the communication is only between the outdoor unit and furnace and a regular single stage thermostat is used - algorithm manages staging.
Daikins still allow for communicating stat as well as regular inputs with staging done by the stat.
One nice thing about daikin is their higher end furnaces can be paired with variable capacity heatpumps that maintain full capacity down to like 0F outdoor - good for saving propane if you're in a very cold climate. (not all variable capacity hps maintain capacity well as it gets colder - many don't)
They also have a unit that maintains capacity better than conventional single and 2-stage but still drops off.
You do need to get complete model numbers and not just compare brands.
*Thinner metal, sharp edges.
Goodman/amana does cut corners on their higher end furnaces now - the communication is only between the outdoor unit and furnace and a regular single stage thermostat is used - algorithm manages staging.
Daikins still allow for communicating stat as well as regular inputs with staging done by the stat.
One nice thing about daikin is their higher end furnaces can be paired with variable capacity heatpumps that maintain full capacity down to like 0F outdoor - good for saving propane if you're in a very cold climate. (not all variable capacity hps maintain capacity well as it gets colder - many don't)
They also have a unit that maintains capacity better than conventional single and 2-stage but still drops off.
You do need to get complete model numbers and not just compare brands.
