Articles | Central AC Units

Getting the perfect central AC unit for your business or home is one of the most important decisions you can make because it can be a virtual disaster to your wallet and your home or business if you choose the wrong one. Purchasing the right central AC unit is like buying the right car. It takes plenty of time and patience. Doing your homework on the particulars is a must. Below is a list of all the major central AC units and brief description of them.

Addison- is a company whose primary position is making cooling equipment for commercial buildings and water sources and heat pumps for geothermal-type sources.
Aire-Flo- is a manufacturer for both commercial and residential air conditioners, furnaces and heat pumps.

Amana- is both a light and residentially based company who installs gas furnaces, heat pumps and central air conditioners.

American Standard- is known for their industrial, residential, and commercial furnaces, central air conditioners and heat pumps.

AquaCal- is a known manufacturer of solid residential based heat pumps for use in residential spas and pools

Arcoaire- usually is known for their commercial and residential oil and gas furnaces, heat pumps and air conditioners

Armstrong- is a maker of light commercial and residential central AC units, including furnaces and heat pumps.

Bryant- is a manufacturer of central AC units for homes but also installs oil and gas furnaces and heat pumps.

Carrier- one of the most known in the world for commercial, residential and industrial boilers, central AC units, oil and gas furnaces which will include heat pumps also.

Coleman- is also another world-wide famous light commercial and residential maker of AC units, furnaces and heat pumps.

Comfortmaker- is a big designer of central AC units but they also design and manufacture them. They do the same for oil and gas furnaces that are used in commercial buildings and homes.

Frigidaire- is a company that offers commercial and residential AC units.

General Electric- is probably one of the most well known makers of electronics in the world. The make single room AC units as well as industrial and commercial sized units also.

Goodman- is one of the highest selling commercial and residential cooling and heating equipment sellers in today's market.

Kenmore- only makes residential style central AC units for rooms as well as forced furnaces, heat pumps and boilers.

Maytag- is another very reliable source for furnaces, heat pumps, central AC units and other cooling products and have been for decades. They are Nordyne licensed, who actually does HVAC equipment under the assumed name of Intertherm, Tappan, Westinghouse and Frigidaire.

Trane- is a reliable source for industrial, commercial and residential furnaces along with other HVAC products like indoor coils, heat pumps, AC units and thermostats.