Coleman Furnace Steady On (Any Color)
Hard lockoutShown as: LED lit solid, not flashing, in any color
Control failure. The board has detected an internal fault.
Manual wording: “STEADY ON ANY COLOR: Control failure. Turn power to the furnace off and back on. If the fault code returns, the control board must be replaced. The control board is not field-repairable.”
Documented for: TG8S, TGLS, TG9S, TM8X, TMLX, TM9X, TM8T, TM9T, TM8V, TM9V
Likely causes, most common first
- Internal control board failure
What you can safely check yourself
- Turn the furnace off at the service switch for a minute, then back on once, to see if the code clears
When to call a technician
If the solid LED returns after one power cycle, the control board must be replaced. Johnson Controls states the board is not field-repairable, so this is a technician job.
A Coleman furnace throwing this code repeatedly has a reason — clearing the code without fixing the cause just hides it.
Sources
- Installation Manual - Residential Gas Furnace, Models TG9S*MP, GG9S*MP (95.5% AFUE Single Stage Multi-position), 364861-UIM-G-1211 (Johnson Controls Unitary Products (Coleman), TG9S*MP, GG9S*MP 95.5% AFUE single-stage multi-position gas furnaces) · checked 2026-08-25
- Installation Manual - Residential Gas Furnace, Models TG8S*MP, TGLS*MP, GG8S*MP, GGLS*MP (Single Stage Multi-position / Low NOx), 356485-UIM-G-1211 (Johnson Controls Unitary Products (Coleman), TG8S*MP, TGLS*MP, GG8S*MP, GGLS*MP 80% AFUE single-stage gas furnaces) · checked 2026-08-25
- Installation Manual - Residential Gas Furnace, Models TM9V*MP (Two Stage Variable Speed ECM), 701379-UIM-B-1211 (Johnson Controls Unitary Products (Coleman), TM9V*MP two-stage variable-speed ECM gas furnaces) · checked 2026-08-25
- Installation Manual - Residential Gas Furnace, Models TM8X*MP, TMLX*MP (Single Stage Multi-position / Low NOx with High-Efficiency Motors), 437642-UIM-F-1211 (Johnson Controls Unitary Products (Coleman), TM8X*MP, TMLX*MP 80% AFUE single-stage gas furnaces with high-efficiency motors) · checked 2026-08-25