Goodman Furnace Error Codes and Blinking Lights
Goodman and Amana furnace error codes from Goodman's own service manuals: how to read the display safely, what E0, E1, E2 and others mean, and when to call.
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In Jordan, a furnace repair visit costs $79 to start, and that trip charge is waived when you approve the repair. Oversized furnaces on old brick chimneys near downtown and 20-year-old condensing units along US-169 are the usual calls, priced in writing first.
Jordan's older houses near downtown and Sand Creek often have a furnace that's larger than the house needs, sitting in a small basement and venting into an old brick chimney that once served coal or wood. An oversized 80% furnace short-cycles, so the flue never warms fully, condensation eats at the chimney and flue pipe, and the extra starts wear out igniters and inducers. Too few returns add high-limit trips on cold nights.
The subdivisions built after 2000 have condensing furnaces now around twenty years old, where the common calls are pressure switches, condensate traps, inducers and control boards. On farms and acreage around Jordan, propane furnaces add the tank and regulator to the list. Some homes on Minnesota Valley Electric pair the furnace with a heat pump, where an outdoor sensor or a load-control signal decides which one runs, so a furnace that kicks on at an odd hour may be doing exactly what the controls told it to.
Updated October 21, 2026
National averages (HomeGuide, 2026), not our prices: a limit switch $100–$375, a control board $300–$650, an inducer motor $400–$1,100. More in the furnace repair cost guide.
Symptom guides: Burning smell · Red tag · Carbon monoxide · Blowing cold air · Signs your furnace needs a technician
That's the control board reporting a fault. Most furnaces from the 2000s have an LED that blinks a code, and the chart explaining it is printed on the inside of the furnace door. Count the flashes before you turn the power off, because a reset can clear the code. Pressure switch, flame sense and limit faults are the common ones. Telling us the code when you call helps us know what we're looking at before we arrive.
It tends to. An oversized furnace heats the house in short bursts, so it starts far more often than it needs to, and each start wears the igniter, inducer and relays. Short runs also keep the flue cool, so moisture condenses in an old chimney and rusts the vent pipe. A repair fixes the failed part, but the pattern continues until the furnace is replaced with one sized by Manual J.
Goodman and Amana furnace error codes from Goodman's own service manuals: how to read the display safely, what E0, E1, E2 and others mean, and when to call.
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Read the guideFind your furnace or AC's age on the data plate, then the install sticker or permit record. Serial decoder charts disagree by brand. Call 612-429-3465.
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