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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Furnace repair in St. Francis begins with a $79 trip charge, which is dropped if you approve the work. Many of the city's furnaces date from the 1990s building boom, and their condensate traps and inducer hoses are the usual trouble spots.
Most houses in St. Francis are 1990s and 2000s subdivision homes, where the builder's furnace is now old enough to fail in predictable ways. Condensing models from that era clog their condensate traps, crack the rubber hoses around the inducer and throw pressure-switch codes. Inducer motors get loud before they quit, hot surface igniters crack, and flame sensors coat up. Some of those furnaces have already had a blower motor or control board, and a second big repair on a 25-year-old furnace is when we talk about replacement.
The older houses near the river are different. Their furnaces may be 80% models sharing a chimney with the water heater, so a draft and flue check belongs on any furnace or water-heater service. On rural parcels at the city's edges, a propane furnace adds the tank and regulator to the list. Wherever the house sits, you approve a written price before any part is replaced.
Updated October 27, 2026
National averages (HomeGuide, 2026), not our prices: a variable-speed (ECM) blower motor $800–$2,300, an igniter $100–$250, a flame sensor $80–$250. More in the furnace repair cost guide.
Symptom guides: Won't ignite · Short cycling · Blinking light codes · Pressure switch trips · Signs your furnace needs a technician
Not necessarily. A condensing furnace's pressure switch opens when the inducer fails to prove draft, and the common culprits are a clogged condensate trap, a cracked or sagging hose, a blocked PVC vent or a weak inducer motor. Swapping the switch alone often fixes nothing. We check each of those, clean the trap and hoses, and replace the switch only when it tests bad.
Weigh the repair price against the furnace's age and what has already failed. An igniter, flame sensor or blower capacitor is a small repair on any furnace. A cracked heat exchanger, or an inducer or blower motor on a furnace that has already had other major work, usually isn't worth it at that age. We give you the written repair price and, if it's close, a replacement quote to compare.
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