Amana AMV9 Furnace Overview

I had the controller for my furnace and central air go out in mid-August and there were no parts to fix the issue anywhere in the country, according to our service person. We have been waiting for 6 weeks for the parts to be made (I guess). The heating and cooling contractor who installed the unit is going out of business. Locally, we have no other option, so we have a non-Amana contractor working with an Amana distributor in Toledo (Blue Flame) to get us parts. Now it is a waiting game and is going to cost us over $600.00 to repair.

Amana amv9 Gas furnace is the lifetime heating package. This furnace has up to 93% afue performance with the two stage variable speed heating technology. Amana amv9 Gas Furnace is a forced air gas furnace with a durable heat exchanger assured with the high quality standard of Amana.

Primarily thrilled with the stainless steel heat exchanger and unit replacement warranty that comes with it. Got a very good parts and labor warranty and it’s provided good heat with no issues so far. Furnace and AC are both a good bit quieter as well. I’d recommend Amana to anyone.

I see that a large number of unsatisfied users of Amana products, so it might be related to model type or installer expertise. However, my installer saw that I have one Carrier unit and this Amana unit. He said he prefers Carrier, but he was not specific about why. I recall that the installer had a little difficulty with the wiring of the thermostat: at first he said the fan would only come on with a call for heat or cool, but I wanted “fan on” for air circulation. He finally found the way to wire it for that functionality. Had a problem with over-pressure: it worked fine for a year, then all of a sudden it was shutting down due to the pressure switch. The technician released some puron to lower the pressure, and it worked fine since, but no one could explain how it became over-pressurized. Apart from those installation issues, the unit has operated well.

Installer indicated the unit had a full warranty. They did not register the AC/furnace units, nor did they indicate that I needed to. I called the installer (Sharp Heating and Air Conditioning for service to replace the failed inducer motor, they billed be for the call charge/labor and replaced the motor presumably under warranty. I later got a bill for the motor since The furnace (&ac) weren’t registered within 60 days of install. I spoke with an Amana (Goodman) customer service rep and they refused to instate the full warranty even though I have full documentation of install date serial numbers, etc. I am very unhappy with Amana/Goodman as well as Sharp heating and Air Conditioning)