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Expert Repair and Maintenance for All HVAC Brands

At AvaAir Heating and Cooling LLLP, we understand the importance of a well-functioning HVAC system in your home or business. That's why we offer comprehensive repair and service solutions for all HVAC brands. Since our inception in 2016, our team has been rigorously trained and continuously updated on a wide range of systems, ensuring that we can handle any issue that arises. 

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You might find it interesting to know that the majority of HVAC systems are produced by a handful of leading companies. Over the years, these conglomerates have expanded by acquiring, merging, or absorbing independent brands. This strategy allows them to leverage the established reputation and customer loyalty of these brands while benefiting from streamlined, vertically integrated manufacturing processes. At AvaAir, we stay informed about these industry dynamics to ensure that we provide the most efficient and reliable service for your HVAC system, regardless of its brand. 

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Speaking of HVAC history, the picture to the right is a true piece of American history. This is the older air conditioners serving FDR's Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia. Truly, it's a cool piece of history in every sense!

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Below is a historical list of HVAC makers. We've got a rich history of HVAC brands under our belt, and we're certain yours is among them. No matter the age or make of your system, AvaAir is here to provide expert service with a touch of care. Trust us to keep your comfort at its best!

AvaAir Heating and Cooling work vans ready to roll to service Atlanta HVAC Customers
Not Rheem Air Conditioners at FDRs Little White House in Warm Springs Georgia

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  • AAON: Originating from John Zink/Sunbeam, AAON specializes in manufacturing packaged rooftop equipment.

  • Addison Products: Acquired first by Heat Controller in 1995, and later by Fedders in 2005.

  • Aire-Flo: A former Lennox brand name, reestablished for an economy line available through Lennox dealers.

  • Airquest: A brand under International Comfort Products.

  • Airtemp: Established in 1934 by automobile manufacturer Walter P. Chrysler, Airtemp became a subsidiary of Fedders Corp in 1976. Refer to Fedders for more.

  • Allied Air: A division of Lennox, encompassing the brands Air Ease, Armstrong, Concord, and Ducane.

  • Amana: Initially part of Raytheon, now integrated into Goodman Manufacturing.

  • American Furnace [AFCO]: Merged into the climate control division of Singer Co. in 1968, becoming Singer American Furnace in 1970. Refer to Singer for more.

  • American-Standard: Merged into Tappan Air Conditioning in 1972. Acquired Trane Company in 1984 and revived the American-Standard brand in 1988. In 2007, after divesting WABCO and its plumbing division, the company rebranded as Trane. Refer to Trane for more details.

  • ARCO: Purchased by SnyderGeneral from Atlantic Richfield in 1984, later becoming part of International Comfort Products (now Carrier) in 1991.

  • Arkla: Sold its division to Preway, Inc., which then sold its Servel gas air conditioning to Dometic Corp. Its high-efficiency furnace technology was acquired by Trane. The Servel name is now under Robur.

  • Armstrong: Established by Lennox in 1928, acquired by the Johnson Corp. in 1976. Renamed Armstrong Air after Lennox bought the climate control line from Magic Chef in 1988.

  • Bard: Operates as Bard Manufacturing.

  • Bohn: A subsidiary of Lennox International.

  • Bryant: Founded in 1904 by Charles Bryant, now a division of Carrier Corp-United Technologies.

  • Carrier: A wholly-owned subsidiary of United Technologies.

  • Century: Initially Century Engineering Corp, Cedar Rapids, then acquired by Heat Controller in 1975. The Century name continues under Heat Controller for OEM-manufactured products.

  • Climatemaster: Created from the amalgamation of several brands, including Friedrich Climatemaster and California Heat Pump.

  • Coleman: Started its heating division in 1958, underwent several acquisitions, and was ultimately bought by York International in 1994.

  • Comfortaire: A trademark of Heat Controller.

  • Comfortmaker: An old AFCO name revived by SnyderGeneral. Acquired by International Comfort Products in 1999 and later by Carrier.

  • Command-Aire: Specializing in water source heat pumps, now under American-Standard.

  • Consolidated: Discontinued operations in the late 1990s. Its assets and furnace designs were acquired by Texas Furnace Co.

  • Coolerator, McGraw-Edison: Last known to produce HVAC products in 1978.

  • Crane: Ceased HVAC production in 1968, with its furnace technology sold to Amana.

  • Cumberland: A brand under American-Standard/Trane.

  • Daikin: A Japanese manufacturer of commercial products and mini-splits, currently owns McQuay.

  • Day & Night: Originated as a solar water heater maker in 1909, became a part of BDP Co., a division of Carrier. The brand was phased out in 1997 but reintroduced in 2007 under ICP and Carrier.

  • Delco: Former GM appliance division, last listed in 1964.

  • Ducane: Acquired by Lennox in 1999.

  • Dunham-Bush: Sold most divisions to Topgroup Holdings Berhad, Malaysia.

  • Duomatic-Olsen: Canadian manufacturer, now known as DMO Industries, with Olsen & Airco as brand names.

  • ECR International: Its North American brands include Airco, Dunkirk, Hyundai, EMI, Olsen, Oneida Royal, Pennco, Retroaire, and Utica.

  • Electric-Furnace-Man: Now operating as EFM Company, focusing on boilers and furnaces.

  • Eubank: Acquired by Fedders.

  • Fandaire: Ceased manufacturing A/C units in 1962.

  • Fasco: Discontinued HVAC production in 1983.

  • Fraser-Johnston: Became part of Westinghouse, with the name dropped in 1978. Now used by York International.

  • Fedders: Exited the unitary market around 1980, re-entered in the early 2000s with units made in China.

  • Friedrich: Residential HVAC sold to ARCO in the early 80s, evolved into Friedrich Climate Master Inc., and later into Arcoaire. Friedrich continues to use its name for window units and mini-splits after acquiring Zoneaire from ICP.

  • Frigidaire: A GM appliance brand now under Electrolux, licensed by Nordyne.

  • Gaffers & Sattler: Became a subsidiary of Magic Chef in 1969, with the brand name no longer in use.

  • General Electric: HVAC division acquired by the Trane Company in 1982.

  • Gibson: Brand name used under Nordyne license.

  • Goettl: An Arizona-based manufacturer and contractor, transitioning out of manufacturing.

  • Goodman Manufacturing: Founded by contractor Harold Goodman in 1982, underwent several ownership changes, and is now part of Goodman Global.

  • Green Colonial: Discontinued HVAC production in 1975.

  • Hall-Neal Furnace: An Indianapolis company last listed in 1966.

  • Hastings: Last listed in 1964, currently producing unit and duct heaters.

  • Heil-Quaker: Acquired by Inter City Gas, Toronto, from Whirlpool Corp. Integrated into International Comfort Products in 1999, then purchased by Carrier.

  • Henry Furnace [Moncrief]: Acquired by Luxaire, Inc., now under York International.

  • Home Furnace: Became Home Furnace division of Lear-Siegler Inc., later rebranded as Miller Heating & Air Conditioning under Nortek Inc. Now a part of Nordyne. See Intertherm.

  • International Comfort Products: Refer to Heil-Quaker for details.

  • International Heater: Gained control by Weil-McLain in 1965, last listed in 1974. Weil-McLain is now owned by United Dominion.

  • International Oil Burner: Founded in 1919 in St. Louis, became Intertherm in 1969.

  • Intertherm: Became a Nordyne company in 1987, producing brands like Miller. In 1998, started marketing under Electrolux brands such as Frigidaire, Philco, Tappan, Kelvinator, and Gibson. Also manufactures Maytag under license. Parent company is Nortek.

  • Iron Fireman: Now owned by Vapor Power, focusing on power burners.

  • ITT: Stopped producing HVAC products in 1983.

  • Janitrol: Originally a division of Surface Combustion Co., underwent several changes and was eventually sold to Goodman Manufacturing in 1982.

  • Johnson, Air-Ease: Established in 1958, later acquired by Lennox. Air Ease is now part of Allied Air, a division of Lennox.

  • Keeprite: One of the ICP brands.

  • Kelvinator: Brand name used under Nordyne license.

  • Koldwave: Specializes in portable cooling equipment.

  • Lennox: Operating as Lennox Industries.

  • Luxaire: Founded in 1939, acquired by York in 1981 after a series of ownership changes.

  • Magic Chef: Acquired by Maytag Co. in 1986. Its air conditioning division was sold to Lennox in 1988 and renamed Armstrong Air. See Johnson for more details.

  • Majestic: Ceased HVAC production in 1966.

  • Mammoth: Formerly owned by Lear-Siegler, now a part of Nortek. Sister companies include Governaire, Broan-Nutone, Nordyne, and Venmar.

  • Mayflower: A St. Paul furnace company last listed in 1962.

  • Maytag: Brand name used by Nordyne under license.

  • McQuay: Formerly a division of SnyderGeneral, later owned by Hong Leong Group Malaysia, and now a part of Daikin.

  • Miller: Originally Miller the Home Furnace Company, now under Nordyne.

  • Mitchell: Last listed in 1958.

  • Moncrief: In 1896, began making coal furnaces in Atlanta, Georgia. Then oil, then forced air gas furnaces. Now a division of York International. Refer to Henry Furnace for more information. The Moncrief HVAC repair company in Atlanta continues the original company's service department.

  • Mueller Climatrol: Became Climatrol Div. Worthington Air Conditioning in 1964, eventually acquired by Fedders. Refer to Worthington and Fedders for more details.

  • National U.S. Radiator (Capitolaire): Acquired by Crane in 1960.

  • Nesbitt: Acquired by ITT in 1963, filed for bankruptcy in 1980.

  • Niagra: Acquired by Rybolt in 1961.

  • Olsen: In 1965, it was rebranded as Luxaire, Inc., introducing Luxaire and Moncrief as its brand names. Subsequently, Olsen was acquired by Westinghouse and then sold to York Division of Borg-Warner in 1981. The Olsen brand was eventually discontinued by York.

  • Oneida-Royal: Acquired by Utica Boilers Inc. in 1990. Refer to ECR for further details.

  • Payne: Founded by D. W. Payne in 1914, it later became a part of BDP, alongside Bryant and Day & Night brands. Now, it operates under the Carrier brand name.

  • Peerless: Renamed to Peerless Division, Space Conditioning Systems in 1964. Later, it was acquired by Dunham-Bush, and the brand names were discontinued in the mid-1970s.

  • Peerless Heater: Has been manufacturing boilers since 1908.

  • Perfection: Rebranded as Perfection Division of Hupp Industries in 1964. The Perfection name was dropped in 1965. The division later became known as the Typhoon Division of Hupp Industries. Hupp declared bankruptcy in 1991. Perfection Industries was acquired by Schwank in 1981 and now operates as Schwank Inc., specializing in radiant heaters.

  • Philco: The brand name is currently used by Nordyne under a licensing agreement.

  • Rheem: AvaAir Heating and Cooling proudly recommends Rheem as our preferred brand. Established in 1925 by brothers Richard and Donald Rheem in Emeryville, California, Rheem Manufacturing Company has grown to become a leading name in heating, cooling, and water heating systems. Today, Rheem stands as a subsidiary of Paloma, a renowned Japanese water heater manufacturer, continuing its legacy of quality and innovation.

  • Round Oak: Last mentioned in 1963. Refer to Peerless for more information.

  • Ruud: A part of Rheem Manufacturing. See details under Rheem.

  • Rybolt: Last mentioned in 1973.

  • Silent Automatic: Last mentioned in 1961. Refer to Iron Fireman for more information.

  • Singer: Became a climate control unit of SnyderGeneral Corp. in 1982, with the Singer name being discontinued. By 1984, SnyderGeneral's operations included Arcoaire, Comfortmaker, and McQuay. In 1988, SnyderGeneral acquired American Air Filter, and in 1991, sold Arcoaire and Comfortmaker to Inter-City Products.

  • Southwest Mfg: Rebranded as Heatwave International in 1984, but later filed for bankruptcy.

  • Space Conditioner: Became a division of Dunham-Bush in 1968.

  • Square D: Resumed production under Sun Dial Manufacturing, but ceased operations in the 1980s.

  • Stewart-Warner: Last mentioned in 1976.

  • Tappan: Became SJC Corp. in 1979, introducing the Frigiking Tappan brand. In 1982, SJC sold the Janitrol line to Goodman Manufacturing. The Tappan name was revived by Nordyne in 1998 under a license from Electrolux.

  • Tempstar: Replaced the Whirlpool brand following Inter City Gas's acquisition of Heil-Quaker. Refer to Heil for more information.

  • ThermoProducts: An Indiana-based manufacturer of ThermoPride brand furnaces and air conditioners, currently owned by Burnham Corporation.

  • Trane: Trane Company acquired GE's climate control division in 1982 and was purchased by American-Standard in 1984. In 2007, American Standard divested its non-HVAC divisions and rebranded as Trane. Currently, Trane is owned by Bermuda-based Ingersoll Rand.

  • Torridheet: Last mentioned in 1972.

  • Waterbury: Last mentioned in 1962.

  • WaterFurnace: A Fort Wayne, Indiana-based manufacturer of water source heat pumps.

  • WeatherKing: Formerly a trade name of Addison Products, acquired by Rheem in 1989.

  • Westinghouse: Sold its HVAC division to Borg-Warner (York) in 1981. The sale included the rights to the names Moncrief, Luxaire, and Fraser-Johnston, all now used by York International. The Westinghouse name is currently used by Nordyne under a licensing agreement.

  • Whirlpool: Became the Whirlpool Division of Heil-Quaker, a subsidiary of Whirlpool Corp., in 1972. The Tempstar name replaced Whirlpool after Inter-City Gas Co. acquired Heil-Quaker in 1986. In 2002, the Whirlpool name was used by Tradewinds Distributing for a line they designed and manufactured by Armstrong. Refer to Heil-Quaker

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