Who makes Amana furnaces and air conditioners?
Amana-brand heating and cooling equipment is manufactured under license by Daikin, the same company that owns Goodman. The two lines share engineering and a lot of parts. Amana is the step-up badge: stainless-steel heat exchangers across its gas furnaces, upgraded cabinets on some models, and a warranty that was, for years, the main reason people bought it.
Amana tends to be the pick of homeowners who planned to stay put, so the warranty is usually the first thing we check on an Amana call. It changed recently, and the answer depends on your install date.
How did the Amana warranty change in 2025?
Until April 2025, registered qualifying Amana equipment came with lifetime unit replacement coverage for the original owner: if the compressor or heat exchanger failed, Amana supplied a replacement unit. For equipment installed after the change, the standard registered warranty is shorter, and one-time unit and compressor replacement coverage for years 11 through 99 is sold separately as an ASURE extended service plan.
What that means for you:
- If your Amana went in before the change and was registered, the lifetime terms on your certificate still apply.
- If it went in after, check whether an ASURE plan was purchased at installation.
- Either way, a manufacturer warranty covers equipment, not the labor, refrigerant or code updates that come with replacing it.
We read the certificate and registration before quoting a claim, so you know what's covered before work starts.
What usually needs repair on an Amana furnace?
Because Amana and Goodman share a parts platform, the usual furnace repairs look familiar: inducer motors, pressure switches and their hoses, hot surface igniters, flame sensors and control boards. The two-stage ARVT96 and modulating ARVM97 add ComfortBridge, Amana's communicating control, which is configured at the furnace with an installer app. After a board or blower motor replacement we re-check the airflow and dehumidification settings so the system doesn't come back moving the wrong amount of air.
S-Series inverter outdoor units report fault codes on their own control board. We read those before ordering an inverter board, sensor or fan motor, because those parts aren't cheap and a wrong guess costs you a second visit. On older AVXC20 air conditioners and AMVM97 furnaces, parts are still available; we order by the full model and serial number.
Amana for a Minnesota replacement
For furnaces, the ARVT96 is the practical middle. Two-stage heat runs on low most of the winter, which evens out temperatures in split-levels and two-story homes. The ARVM97 modulates in smaller steps and suits houses with a stubborn comfort complaint, like a cold bonus room over the garage. Our AFUE explainer covers what the efficiency numbers buy you.
For heat pumps, Amana's S-Series inverter units are the ones we consider for Minnesota. Amana publishes cold-weather capacity figures for models like the AZV7S, and we install them as dual fuel with a gas furnace covering the coldest nights. Our heat pump page explains sizing and backup options.
Amana's current outdoor units use R-32. If your Amana air conditioner runs on R-410A and the furnace is healthy, we can repair and recharge it. A new R-32 outdoor unit needs a matching indoor coil, and that's often the point where replacing the whole system starts to make more sense than replacing half of it.
Every Amana quote is sized with a Manual J load calculation. Installed prices run $4,500–$9,500 for a furnace and $7,500–$14,500 for a heat pump. If the warranty was the draw, compare it directly in Amana vs Goodman, since Goodman uses much of the same hardware at a lower price.
Booking Amana service
Call 612-429-3465 between 7am and 9pm, any day of the week, or request a visit through our contact form. Tell us the install year if you know it, since it decides which warranty applies. A service call is a $79 trip charge, waived when you approve the repair, and our repairs carry a written 1-year parts-and-labor warranty. Register any new Amana equipment online within 60 days of installation to keep the full coverage.
Amana questions
Does Amana still have a lifetime compressor warranty?
Not as standard on new installs. Amana changed its warranty in April 2025. Registered equipment installed before the change keeps the lifetime terms on its certificate. For newer systems, one-time unit and compressor replacement coverage for years 11 through 99 is sold separately as an ASURE extended service plan for the original homeowner. Your certificate shows which terms apply to you.
Is Amana just a Goodman with a different label?
They come from the same company, Daikin Comfort Technologies, and share much of their engineering and parts. Amana lists stainless-steel heat exchangers across its furnaces, uses upgraded cabinets on some models, and has its own warranty structure. For repairs that overlap helps, since many Amana parts are the same ones we'd use on a Goodman.
What does an Amana service call cost?
A service call is a $79 trip charge, and it comes off the bill when you approve the repair. You get a written flat-rate price before any work, and the repair carries our 1-year parts-and-labor warranty. If the part itself is under Amana's warranty, you pay for labor and refrigerant, which the manufacturer's parts warranty doesn't cover.
Can an Amana heat pump heat my house in January?
An inverter Amana heat pump carries a big share of a Minnesota heating season, but its output falls as the temperature drops. We pair it with a gas furnace (dual fuel) or electric backup so the coldest nights are covered. Sizing starts with a Manual J load calculation, not the size of the old air conditioner.
Who registers my new Amana equipment?
Registration is in the homeowner's name and must be done online within 60 days of installation to get full coverage (some states don't allow that condition). We leave you the model numbers, serial numbers and install date. If you want an ASURE extended plan, decide at the time of installation.
Sources
- Amana official site amana-hac.com