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Goodman repair in Northern Virginia · Furnaces · ACs · Heat pumps

Goodman furnace and AC repair
in Northern Virginia

A Goodman furnace or AC repair in Northern Virginia starts with the $99 diagnostic, and most Goodman furnace, AC and heat pump repairs run $95 to $1,500, priced in writing before anything is touched. Goodman’s codes change from one control board to the next, so we read yours against the chart for your exact model.

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Read your own Goodman

What your Goodman is doing,
and what it usually means

The things people describe on the phone, what they turn out to be on a Goodman, and what the fix costs.

The furnace runs but the air is cold

The burners lit and went out, or never lit. On a Goodman that’s usually a sooted flame sensor ($95 to $180 to clean) or a cracked igniter ($240 to $410). The board’s light will be flashing a code; the table below says which. Count the blinks through the little window before you pull the door off: on older Goodman boards, the door switch cuts the power and the code disappears. On a newer Goodman paired with an R-32 air conditioner, EAL on the display means its refrigerant sensor found a leak, so the furnace stops heating on purpose and only runs the fan.

It starts, runs a minute, then shuts off

A furnace that keeps restarting is protecting itself: a dirty flame sensor, a clogged filter tripping the high limit, or a pressure switch that can’t prove the venting. Start with the filter. Then count the flashes. When a 90% Goodman locks out, Goodman’s own manual says to check the pressure switch hose for kinks or water and make sure the drain trap is primed and clear.

The outdoor unit hums but the fan won’t spin

Most of the time it’s the run capacitor ($240 to $370). Turn it off at the thermostat: a compressor that keeps trying to start against a dead capacitor can burn itself out.

Ice on the copper lines or the outdoor coil

In summer, ice means the coil isn’t getting enough air (a filter, a dirty blower wheel at $300 to $440) or it’s low on refrigerant, which means a leak. On a heat pump in winter, some frost is normal; a solid block of ice that never clears points at the defrost board ($450 to $1,150).

Water on the floor around the furnace

A high-efficiency furnace and every AC coil make water, and it has to drain. A clogged trap or drain line ($175 to $420 to clear, with a float switch added) is the usual answer. Water from the tank beside it is a water heater call. Goodman says the drain tubes and drain line on its 90% furnaces should be checked every year and cleaned as often as they need it.

Squealing, banging or a loud hum inside

A squeal or whine is usually the inducer or the blower motor’s bearings on the way out (a blower motor runs $670 to $2,400, standard against variable speed). A bang at startup is delayed ignition: gas building up before it lights. That one needs a look soon, not next month.

It runs all day and the bills jumped

A system that never shuts off is short on capacity: low refrigerant, a dirty outdoor coil, a blower wheel packed with dust, or a heat pump leaning on its backup electric heat. Each one is a price, not a guess.

You smell gas

Leave the house, then call the gas company from outside. Once it’s safe, call us: (703) 997-9757, 24/7.

The codes on the board

Goodman furnace codes,
board by board

Goodman furnace codes depend on the board. An older single-stage board blinks a light 1 to 7 times, newer ones show a short code like EE2, and the same number of blinks means different things on two Goodman furnaces. Find the model number on the rating plate, match it to a table below, and go by the chart on your furnace’s door if it has one. Write the code down before you reset anything.

Current Goodman furnaces with a display (GR9S92, GR9S96, GD9S96, GR9T96, GD9T96)

These boards show a short code on a small display. IdL means it’s idle and fine. Amana’s AR9S and AR9T furnaces use the same codes.

Goodman furnace error codes, current single-stage and two-stage boards
Code	What it means	What it usually takes
EE0	Lockout after 3 tries to light	Gas supply, igniter or flame sensor
EE1	Pressure switch already closed when the heat started	A stuck pressure switch or its wiring
EE2	Pressure switch never closed	A blocked vent or air intake, a clogged drain, or a weak inducer motor
EE3	High limit open: the furnace ran too hot	Start with the filter and the airflow
EE4	Flame sensed with no call for heat	Shut the gas off and call
EE5	Open fuse	A short in the low-voltage wiring, often at the thermostat or outdoor unit
EE6	Weak flame signal	Usually a flame sensor cleaning
EEA	115-volt polarity reversed	A wiring fix
E11	Rollout switch open	Call: a rollout trip needs a look at the burners and venting
EAL	The R-32 sensor found a refrigerant leak; the furnace only runs the fan	A leak at the indoor coil to find and fix

Source: Goodman GR9S92 and GR9S96 service manual (2024). Codes vary by model and control board: the chart printed on your unit, or its manual, is the final word.

Older Goodman single-stage furnaces with a blinking light (GMS8, GMSS92, GMSS96)

Count the blinks through the window in the lower door. This board tries again by itself an hour after a lockout, and cutting the power erases the code.

Goodman furnace flash codes, older single-stage boards
Blinks	What it means	What it usually takes
Steady on	Normal operation	Nothing at the board: the fault is somewhere it doesn’t watch
1	Lockout: no flame after 3 tries	Gas supply, igniter or flame sensor
2	Pressure switch closed when it shouldn’t be	A stuck pressure switch
3	Pressure switch didn’t close	A blocked vent or intake, a clogged drain or a weak inducer
4	Primary or auxiliary limit open	A dirty filter or restricted ductwork, first
5	Flame sensed with no call for heat	Shut the gas off and call
6	Rollout limit open	Call: a rollout trip needs a look at the burners and venting
7	Weak flame signal	Usually a flame sensor cleaning
Rapid flashing	Reversed polarity	A wiring fix

Source: Goodman GMSS9 single-stage furnace service manual (2014). Codes vary by model and control board: the chart printed on your unit, or its manual, is the final word.

Older Goodman two-stage furnaces (GMEC96): the red light

This board has green, amber and red lights. Count the red flashes, and don’t use the table above: here 1 red flash is a flame where there shouldn’t be one, not a lockout. Two green flashes means no faults are stored.

Goodman GMEC96 furnace red light codes
Red flashes	What it means	What it usually takes
1	Flame sensed when there shouldn’t be one	Shut the gas off and call
2	Pressure switch stuck closed	The pressure switch
3	Low fire pressure switch stuck open	The venting, the drain or the inducer
4	Main limit, auxiliary limit or rollout switch open	Airflow first; a rollout needs a look
6	Pressure switch opened 5 times in one heating cycle	The venting, the drain or the inducer
7	Lockout: too many tries to light	Gas supply, igniter or flame sensor
8	Lockout: the flame kept going out after it lit	Usually the flame sensor
9	Grounding problem or reversed polarity	A wiring fix
12	The board isn’t powering the igniter	The control board
Rapid amber	Low flame signal	A flame sensor cleaning

Source: Goodman GMEC96 two-stage furnace service manual (2014). Codes vary by model and control board: the chart printed on your unit, or its manual, is the final word.

What it costs

What a Goodman repair
costs in Northern Virginia

Our own repair prices, the same on a Goodman as on anything else. Tap a system to narrow the list.

Flame sensor cleaned

The thin rod that proves the burners lit. Goodman says the fuel or air can leave a nearly invisible coating on it that drops the flame signal: EE6 on a newer board, 7 blinks on an older one.

$95 to $180

Condensate drain cleared, trap and switch added

Goodman’s 90% furnaces and every AC coil make water. A clogged drain is one of the causes Goodman lists for an EE2, and a float switch stops an AC on purpose before the water reaches the ceiling.

$175 to $420

Refrigerant topped up

One to three pounds. If it needs it again next season it’s leaking, and topping it up every year is the expensive way to lose.

$190 to $740

Run capacitor replaced

The part that kicks the compressor and fan motors into turning. The single most common reason an outdoor unit hums and never starts.

$240 to $370

Igniter or flame sensor replaced

A cracked hot surface igniter glows weakly or not at all, so the burners never light. Goodman warns that bare fingers, rough handling or vibration shorten an igniter’s life. Usually on the van.

$240 to $410

Contactor replaced

The relay that sends power to the outdoor unit. Burnt or stuck points mean it sits silent while the thermostat calls, or runs when it shouldn’t.

$290 to $425

Blower wheel pulled and cleaned

A wheel caked in dust moves a fraction of the air it should: weak airflow, a frozen coil, a furnace tripping its limit.

$300 to $440

Thermostat replaced

Standard through smart, wired and set up for the system it runs.

$300 to $640

Defrost board replaced

Heat pumps only: the board that decides when to melt the ice off the outdoor coil.

$450 to $1,150

Control board replaced

The brain in the furnace or air handler. When it goes, nothing downstream of it does what it’s told.

$550 to $1,180

Blower motor replaced

The indoor fan motor. The spread is a standard motor against a variable-speed one.

$670 to $2,400

Condenser fan motor replaced

The fan on top of the outdoor unit. If it stops while the compressor runs, the repair gets more expensive by the minute.

$1,100 to $1,500

Refrigerant leak found and repaired

Finding it, fixing it, then recharging the system.

$1,850 to $2,700

or $31/mo at 0% APR for 60 months

Compressor replaced, part under warranty

Labor and refrigerant, when the manufacturer still covers the compressor.

$1,900 to $2,500

or $32/mo at 0% APR for 60 months

Compressor replaced, out of warranty

The big one, and usually the point where replacing the system wins. You get both numbers.

$2,200 to $5,100

or $37/mo at 0% APR for 60 months

Monthly figures: 60mo @ 0% APR on each starting price, the whole price financed, on approved credit. Longer plans lower the payment and cost more in total. The lender sets the final terms. How financing works

Goodman parts move through Daikin’s network of distributors, and a warranty part goes through the licensed contractor doing the repair, so we handle a covered Goodman part ourselves. Comfort+ members get the $99 diagnostic included in the visit, 15% off any service, and 50% of each repair bill banked toward replacing that system, up to $1,500. How Comfort+ works.

Fix it or replace it

How old your Goodman is,
and when a repair stops making sense

The serial number on the rating plate gives the year and month it was built. Here’s how to read it.

On a Goodman furnace, air conditioner or heat pump, the first four digits of the serial number are the year and the month: 1503… was built in March 2015, 2610… in October 2026 (Goodman’s 2026 warranty certificate). If nobody can show the install date, Goodman’s warranty counts it as three months after that. Home inspection references read Goodman serials from before 2012 the same way.

Consumer Reports members expect a gas furnace to last a median of 20 years (Consumer Reports) and central air about 15 (Consumer Reports). Our guide to how long a furnace lasts goes through what shortens it.

Fix it when the problem is a part: an igniter, flame sensor, capacitor, contactor, pressure switch, board or motor. Most of those land at $95 to $1,500, and you get the price in writing first.
Think about replacing it when the compressor or the furnace’s heat exchanger fails out of warranty, when the Goodman is past about 15 years and the repair is a big one, or when it needs refrigerant every year.
A cracked heat exchanger is a stop. It can put carbon monoxide in the house. We’ll show it to you, with a camera if it’s buried, before anyone says the word replace.

Gas furnace alone

$4,285 to $14,040

or $71/mo at 0% APR for 60 months

Keeping the AC you have. By size and efficiency, installed.

Furnace and AC together

$8,898 to $23,000

or $148/mo at 0% APR for 60 months

2 to 5 ton, matched, installed with the permit.

Heat pump system

$8,499 to $21,650

or $142/mo at 0% APR for 60 months

Heat pump and air handler, 2 to 5 ton, installed.

Want your own number before anyone comes out? The HVAC estimator prices your house in a few questions.

A Goodman gas furnace in a Northern Virginia utility closet with new flue piping, beside a gas water heater, on a SwiftPro job

A Goodman gas furnace with new flue piping in a Northern Virginia utility closet, on one of our jobs.

What we’d put in instead

Why we repair Goodman
but recommend Trane

A Goodman is worth fixing when the problem is a part. When the whole system is done, here’s what Goodman does well and why we’d still put a Trane in its place.

Built here, backed by Daikin. Goodman says its units are designed, engineered and assembled in the U.S.A. (Goodman), and Daikin has owned Goodman since 2012.
A real unit replacement on its better models. Registered, Goodman’s inverter and two-stage outdoor units and most of its current furnaces get a new unit, once, if the compressor or heat exchanger fails in the first 5 years. The details are in the warranty section below.
The one public reliability result is Goodman’s weak spot. In Consumer Reports’ 2022 central air survey of 23,997 systems, Goodman got a below-average Fair reliability rating, alongside Coleman, Luxaire and York. Trane was the only one of 21 brands rated Excellent for both predicted reliability and owner satisfaction (Consumer Reports, 2022).
Copper coils were the complaint in court. Goodman faced proposed class actions in at least 16 states alleging its copper evaporator coils corroded and leaked refrigerant. Federal courts in California (2015) and Arizona (2016) refused to certify the classes (the Arizona order), and we found no settlement. A Goodman that needs refrigerant every summer gets its coil checked first.
What you get from us on a Trane. We’re a Trane Comfort Specialist, we buy Trane through Ferguson, and two years of our own labor come with every install. Goodman’s warranty pays for parts, never labor.

Holding a Goodman replacement quote? Our free second opinion looks at the system and the quote, and puts a Trane priced in writing beside it.

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A Trane outdoor unit one of our installers just set. Trane is our first pick when a system is done.

The system we put in first

Built to take a beating. Put in by our crew.

Heat lamps, snow and rain on one outdoor unit: that’s Trane’s own film. We’re a Trane Comfort Specialist, on Trane’s own dealer locator, and when you pick a Trane, our crew puts it in.

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Films: Trane’s own.

Trane's film: a Trane outdoor unit under a spotlight against a bare wall.

The warranty

Is your Goodman still
under warranty?

Maybe, and the serial number tells us. Here’s how Goodman’s warranty works in Virginia.

Registered online within 60 days of the install: 10 years on parts, and 20 years on a furnace’s heat exchanger. Virginia isn’t one of the states where registration is automatic, so an unregistered Goodman stays at 5 years on parts.
The compressor counts as a part: 5 years unregistered, 10 registered. Labor and refrigerant are never included.
A new unit, once, in the first 5 years, when registered. The inverter and two-stage outdoor units (GXV6S, GXV9S, GZV6S, GZV7S, GZV9S, GLXT7C, GLZT7C) get a new outdoor unit if the compressor fails. Most current furnaces (the GRVM97, GRVT96, GR9T96, GR9S96 and the rest on that certificate, not the GR9S80, GD9S80 or GR9S92) get a new furnace if the heat exchanger fails; Goodman’s product pages add a yearly maintenance requirement for that one.
The longer coverage stays with the person who registered it, for as long as they own and live in the house. Virginia isn’t on the list of states where Goodman’s warranty page says it has to transfer to a buyer.
Three recalls worth knowing. In 2021 Goodman recalled about 298,300 evaporator coil drain pans sitting over a gas furnace in an upflow install (coil serials starting 1901 to 2101, widened in 2022 and 2024), because the plastic pan could overheat and melt; the fix was a free repair (Goodman’s bulletin). In 2017, about 4,100 80% furnaces across Goodman, Amana and Daikin, the GME8 on the Goodman side, with serials starting 1609 to 1612, had a blower motor that wasn’t grounded. In 2024, Goodman SD (GSZS6) heat pumps were part of a recall for heating in cooling mode after a power cut, fixed with a software update.

Goodman’s own terms: Goodman’s warranty page. We read your serial number before ordering anything, so you know what’s covered, and if it falls in a recall range we look at that part first.

Where we work

Goodman furnace repair in every
Northern Virginia town we serve

Out of Chantilly and Ashburn, across six counties. Pick your town for its own furnace repair page: the houses there, the county’s permit rules, and the same prices.

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Every make we work on, in one place: the brands we repair.

Asked on the phone

Goodman questions,
answered straight

How much does a Goodman repair cost?

The diagnostic is $99. Most Goodman repairs run $95 to $1,500: a flame sensor cleaned is $95 to $180, an igniter $240 to $410, a capacitor $240 to $370, a control board $550 to $1,180. If it’s past fixing, a new furnace we install is $4,285 to $14,040 and a furnace with an AC is $8,898 to $23,000. From about $71 a month at 0% APR for 60 months, the whole price financed, on approved credit. How financing works

Why is my Goodman furnace flashing red 3 times?

Three flashes means the furnace can’t prove its venting, on both of Goodman’s older blinking boards. On a single-stage board (GMS8, GMSS9) the pressure switch didn’t close; on a GMEC96 two-stage, three red flashes means the low fire pressure switch is stuck open. The causes Goodman lists: a blocked vent or air intake pipe, a clogged condensate drain, or a weak inducer motor. Check that the pipes outside aren’t blocked by snow or leaves, then call.

What do 4 flashes mean on a Goodman furnace?

On an older single-stage Goodman, 4 blinks means the primary or auxiliary limit is open: the furnace got too hot. Goodman’s manual lists blocked filters and restricted ductwork first, so start with the filter and make sure the supply vents are open. On a GMEC96, 4 red flashes covers the main limit, auxiliary limit or rollout switch, and a rollout needs a technician to see why.

What does a solid light mean on a Goodman furnace?

On Goodman’s older single-stage boards, a light that’s on steady, not blinking, means normal operation: the board sees nothing wrong. If the house still isn’t heating, start with the thermostat and the breaker, then call. On a newer board, a dark display means no power, a blown fuse or breaker, or a failed control board.

What does pressure switch stuck open mean on a Goodman furnace?

The pressure switch proves the inducer is pulling air through the venting before the gas lights. Stuck open means it never closed (EE2 on a newer board, 3 blinks on an older one), so the furnace won’t light. Goodman’s list: a blocked vent or intake pipe, a blocked drain, or a weak inducer. On a 90% furnace it also says to check the switch’s hose for kinks or water and make sure the drain trap is primed.

Do you repair Goodman?

Yes. A Goodman lights, proves its flame and moves air like any furnace, and its codes are in Goodman’s own manuals. Its warranty parts go through any licensed contractor, so we handle a covered part ourselves.

Is Goodman a good brand?

Goodman has real strengths: it’s assembled in the U.S.A., Daikin has owned it since 2012, and its better models carry a one-time unit replacement warranty. Its weak spot is reliability: Goodman got a Fair rating in Consumer Reports’ 2022 central air survey. We’d put in a Trane, the only one of 21 brands rated Excellent there for both reliability and owner satisfaction.

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Goodman furnace and AC repair in Northern Virginia

What your Goodman is doing, and what it usually means

The furnace runs but the air is cold

It starts, runs a minute, then shuts off

The outdoor unit hums but the fan won’t spin

Ice on the copper lines or the outdoor coil

Water on the floor around the furnace

Squealing, banging or a loud hum inside

It runs all day and the bills jumped

You smell gas

Goodman furnace codes, board by board

Current Goodman furnaces with a display (GR9S92, GR9S96, GD9S96, GR9T96, GD9T96)

Older Goodman single-stage furnaces with a blinking light (GMS8, GMSS92, GMSS96)

Older Goodman two-stage furnaces (GMEC96): the red light

What a Goodman repair costs in Northern Virginia

How old your Goodman is, and when a repair stops making sense

Why we repair Goodman but recommend Trane

Is your Goodman still under warranty?

Goodman furnace repair in every Northern Virginia town we serve

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