Amana Furnace Code OFF
Hard lockoutShown as: off
No light at all on the control board. Either the furnace has no power, the board fuse is blown, or the control board itself has failed.
Manual wording: “Control Failure / No Power / Internal Fault / IRQ Loss”
Documented for: Amana AMS8, AMH8, ADS8, ADH8, AMEH8, AMES80, ACES80, AMSS92, AMSS96, ACSS96 (single red diagnostic LED)
Likely causes, most common first
- Manual disconnect switch OFF, door switch open, or 24 volt wires improperly connected or loose
- Blown fuse or tripped circuit breaker
- Integrated control module has an internal fault
What you can safely check yourself
- Check the furnace breaker in the electrical panel and reset it once if it has tripped
- Check that the switch on or near the furnace (it looks like a light switch) is turned on
- Check that the furnace door panel is fully closed and seated - the door switch cuts all power when the panel is off
When to call a technician
If the breaker, service switch and door panel are all right and there is still no light, the transformer, board fuse or control board needs a technician.
A Amana furnace throwing this code repeatedly has a reason — clearing the code without fixing the cause just hides it.
Sources
- Installation Instructions for *M(H,S)8 / GD(H,S)8 / GHS8 / GME8 / ADS(H,S)8 / AMEH8 / VMS8 / VDS8 Gas Furnace (Category I) - IO-446F (Daikin Comfort Technologies (Amana brand), Amana AMS8, AMH8, ADS8, ADH8, AMEH8 80% AFUE gas furnaces (PCBBF132 / PCBBF134 control boards)) · checked 2026-08-25
- Installation Instructions - *MES80 / *CES80 Gas Furnace, Category I - IOG-2021H (Daikin Comfort Technologies (Amana brand), Amana AMES80, ACES80 80% AFUE gas furnaces (PCBBF145 control board)) · checked 2026-08-25
- Installation Instructions for *MSS9* & *CSS9* Single-Stage Gas Furnace - IOG-2009Q (Daikin Comfort Technologies (Amana brand), Amana AMSS92, AMSS96, ACSS96 single-stage 92/96% AFUE gas furnaces) · checked 2026-08-25