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Amana heating and air · Furnaces · ACs · Heat pumps · Northern Virginia

Amana furnace and AC repair
in Northern Virginia

An Amana furnace or AC repair in Northern Virginia starts with the $99 diagnostic, and most Amana furnace, AC and heat pump repairs run $95 to $1,500, priced in writing before anything is touched. Amana also puts its name on kitchen and laundry appliances; this page is the furnaces, air conditioners and heat pumps, which Daikin builds under license.

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AMS8, AMSS96 and AMEC96 to today’s AR9S and ARVM97, gas or propane
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What your Amana is doing,
and what it usually means

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

The furnace runs but the air is cold

The burners lit and went out, or never lit. On an Amana 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 Amana boards, the door switch cuts the power and the code disappears. On a newer Amana 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% Amana locks out, the manual for its AR9S furnaces 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). On an Amana ComfortNet outdoor unit, code 01 is a low side fault, and the first cause its manual lists is a low refrigerant charge.

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.

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

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The codes on the board

Amana furnace and AC codes,
and what each means

Amana furnace codes depend on the board, just like its Goodman siblings: older boards blink a light 1 to 7 times, newer ones show a short code like EE2. Find the model number on the rating plate, match it to a table, and go by the chart on your furnace’s door if it has one. Write the code down before you reset anything, because cutting the power erases it.

Current Amana furnaces with a display (AR9S92, AR9S96, AD9S96, AR9T96, AD9T96)

These boards show a short code on a small display. IdL means it’s idle and fine. Goodman’s GR9S and GR9T furnaces use the same codes.

Amana 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: Amana AR9S92 and AR9S96 service manual (2024). Codes vary by model and control board: the chart printed on your unit, or its manual, is the final word.

Older Amana single-stage furnaces with a blinking light (AMS8, ADSS8, AMSS92, AMSS96)

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.

Amana 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: Amana AMSS9 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.

Amana ComfortNet outdoor units (ASXC and ASZC): the yellow light

These two-stage condensers and heat pumps blink a yellow light on the outdoor board, and a ComfortNet thermostat shows the fault with a two-digit code. Newer inverter units (AXV9S, AZV9S) use their own display, and we haven’t found Amana’s public list for those, so we read them on site.

Amana ComfortNet air conditioner and heat pump fault codes
Code	What it means	What it usually takes
01	Low side fault: low pressure lockout	Low refrigerant, which means a leak to find
02	High side fault: high pressure lockout	A blocked or dirty outdoor coil, first
03	Short cycling	The thermostat calling on and off
04	Locked rotor	The compressor, often seized
05	Open circuit	Power to the compressor cut off, or a failed compressor
06	Open start circuit	The compressor’s start winding or its wiring
07	Open run circuit	The compressor’s run winding or its wiring
08	Line voltage too low or too high	The power supply to the unit
09	Control voltage under 18 volts	The transformer or the low-voltage wiring

Source: Amana and Daikin ComfortNet condensing unit service manual (2015). Codes vary by model and control board: the chart printed on your unit, or its manual, is the final word.

What it costs

What an Amana repair
costs in Northern Virginia

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

Flame sensor cleaned

The thin rod that proves the burners lit. The manual for Amana’s furnaces 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

High-efficiency furnaces and every AC coil make water. When the drain or trap clogs, a float switch stops the system on purpose so the water doesn’t end up in 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. The same manual 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

Amana parts move through Daikin’s distributors, the same ones that carry Goodman, and a warranty part goes through the licensed contractor doing the repair, so we handle a covered 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 Amana 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 an Amana 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 (Amana’s 2026 warranty certificate). If nobody can show the install date, the warranty counts it as three months after that.

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 Amana 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 SwiftPro technician connecting a new Trane outdoor air conditioning unit beside a Northern Virginia house, with refrigerant tanks and the old condenser next to it

One of our technicians with refrigerant gauges on an outdoor unit’s service valves in Fairfax.

What we’d put in instead

Why we repair Amana
but recommend Trane

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

Stainless steel where Goodman uses aluminized. Amana furnaces use a stainless steel primary heat exchanger (Amana); Goodman’s 90% furnaces use aluminized steel (Goodman).
The longest unit replacement in the family. Registered, most Amana furnaces get a new furnace, once, if the heat exchanger fails in the first 10 years, and the Amana outdoor units on its certificate get a new unit if the compressor fails in 10. Both come with conditions, in the warranty section below.
The public reliability data names Trane. Consumer Reports’ 2022 central air article doesn’t print Amana’s rating, so we won’t guess at it. It does say Trane was the only one of 21 brands rated Excellent for both predicted reliability and owner satisfaction (Consumer Reports, 2022).
The copper coil lawsuits named Goodman, which makes Amana’s air conditioners. Proposed class actions alleged the copper evaporator coils corroded and leaked; federal courts in California (2015) and Arizona (2016) refused to certify the classes, and we found no settlement. An Amana 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. Amana’s warranty pays for parts, never labor.

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

The warranty

Is your Amana still
under warranty?

Maybe, and the serial number tells us. Here’s how Amana’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. Not registered: 5 years on parts and 10 on the heat exchanger. Virginia isn’t one of the states where registration is automatic.
A new furnace, once, in the first 10 years, if the heat exchanger fails on a registered ARVM97, ARVT96, AR9T96, AR9S96 or another model on that certificate (not the AR9S92 or AR9S80). The conditions: you named a licensed contractor for yearly maintenance when you registered, the furnace was maintained every year by a licensed contractor, and you kept the written records.
A new outdoor unit, once, in the first 10 years, if the compressor fails on a registered Amana on its unit replacement certificate (ASX16, ASXC16, ASXC18, ASZC18, ALXS5B, ALXT7C and the rest), as long as it went in with a new, matched indoor coil or air handler.
Labor and refrigerant are never included, and the compressor is covered as a part: 5 years unregistered, 10 registered.
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 Amana’s warranty page says it has to transfer.
Two recalls touch Amana. In 2024, Amana S-series (ASZS6) heat pumps were part of a recall for heating in cooling mode after a power cut, fixed with a software update. In 2017, about 4,100 80% furnaces across Goodman, Amana and Daikin, the AMEH80 on the Amana side, with serials starting 1609 to 1612, had a blower motor that wasn’t grounded.

Amana’s own terms: Amana’s warranty page. Yearly maintenance by any licensed contractor counts, ours included; keep the invoices. We read your serial number before ordering anything, so you know what’s covered.

What customers said

Amana jobs, in our
customers’ own words

5.0 stars across 1,132 reviews. This one was an Amana.

…Efrain the technician was great. Was able to diagnose the problem quickly and get my older Amana gas furnace system working again.

An older Amana furnace repaired

Timothy Petro, Google review

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Where we work

Amana 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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Other brands we repair

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

Asked on the phone

Amana questions,
answered straight

How much does an Amana repair cost?

The diagnostic is $99. Most Amana 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

Is Amana the same as Goodman?

Same company. Daikin bought Goodman in 2012 and builds Amana heating and air under license, and the current Amana AR9S and Goodman GR9S furnaces share a control board and its codes. Amana is the step up: a stainless steel primary heat exchanger and a longer unit replacement warranty.

Why is my Amana furnace blinking?

The light on the control board is a code, and it depends on the board. On an older single-stage Amana (AMS8, AMSS9), 3 blinks means the pressure switch didn’t close, 4 means a limit is open and 7 is a weak flame signal. A newer Amana shows a code like EE2 instead. Count it before you pull the door off: the door switch cuts the power and erases it.

What does EE2 mean on an Amana furnace?

The pressure switch never closed, so the furnace won’t light. The manual’s causes: a blocked vent or intake pipe, a blocked drain, or a weak inducer motor. Check that the pipes outside aren’t blocked by snow or leaves, then call.

Does my Amana warranty need yearly maintenance?

For the 10-year furnace unit replacement, yes: Amana’s certificate asks for a licensed contractor named when you registered, maintenance every year by a licensed contractor, and written records. Any licensed contractor counts, and a Comfort+ membership covers the heating and cooling visits every year.

Do you repair Amana?

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

Is Amana a good brand?

It’s the step up from Goodman in Daikin’s family: a stainless steel primary heat exchanger and a 10-year unit replacement warranty if you keep up the maintenance. Consumer Reports’ 2022 article doesn’t print Amana’s reliability rating. We’d put in a Trane, the only one of 21 brands rated Excellent there for both reliability and owner satisfaction.

Get the Amana running

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the Amana is doing

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Repair prices are SwiftPro’s own, by part, in Northern Virginia; yours is quoted in writing after the diagnostic. Replacement prices are our installed ranges by system size.

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Amana furnace and AC repair in Northern Virginia

What your Amana 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

Amana furnace and AC codes, and what each means

Current Amana furnaces with a display (AR9S92, AR9S96, AD9S96, AR9T96, AD9T96)

Older Amana single-stage furnaces with a blinking light (AMS8, ADSS8, AMSS92, AMSS96)

Amana ComfortNet outdoor units (ASXC and ASZC): the yellow light

What an Amana repair costs in Northern Virginia

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

Why we repair Amana but recommend Trane

Is your Amana still under warranty?

Amana jobs, in our customers’ own words

Amana furnace repair in every Northern Virginia town we serve

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