Amana has one of the strongest reputations in the business, built almost entirely on a warranty. For years the pitch was simple: buy an Amana, register it, and if the compressor ever dies the company hands you a whole new unit, for as long as you own the house.
That is no longer how it works on new equipment. If you are shopping Amana in 2026 on the strength of the lifetime warranty you heard about, read this first.
What changed on April 1, 2025
Amana restructured its warranty program. Lifetime Unit Replacement and Lifetime Compressor coverage are no longer standard on new purchases. They are now sold through Amana’s Asure Extended Service Agreement, an optional plan you buy at the time of installation.
The standard coverage on new equipment is now:
- 10 years parts
- 10 years one-time unit replacement
- 20 years heat exchanger, on furnaces
That is still a good warranty. It is not the legendary one. And if your system was installed before April 1, 2025, your existing lifetime coverage stands, so this is a change for new buyers only.
Why it matters: the lifetime warranty was the whole argument for paying more for an Amana instead of the mechanically identical Goodman. Take it out of the standard package and that argument gets noticeably thinner.
Amana is a Goodman, which is a Daikin
Daikin bought Goodman in 2012 for $3.7 billion, and Amana sits inside that family. A Goodman GSXV9 and an Amana ASXV9 are the same platform. The differences are the badge, the dealer network and roughly a 15 to 20% price premium for the Amana.
Historically that premium bought you the lifetime warranty. Now it buys you ten-year unit replacement against Goodman’s ten-year parts, which is still a real difference, just a smaller one. We map the whole ownership picture in our guide to the best HVAC brands, and this family is the clearest example of why that map saves people money.
The California clause nobody mentions
Here is something that genuinely applies to you and almost never gets written down.
Amana’s warranty documents include a section headed “California And Quebec Residents.” The language is direct: California and Quebec residents do not need to register the product in order to get all the rights and remedies of registered owners. There is a limit attached, in that the additional-term coverage is available only to the original owner and their spouse.
For everyone else in the country, missing the registration window guts the coverage. In California it does not. That is a meaningful advantage for a Sacramento homeowner and worth confirming on the certificate that comes with your specific unit, since terms vary by product and revision.
We register anyway. It costs nothing, it creates a paper trail with a date on it, and paper trails are what warranty claims live and die on.
The lineup and the refrigerant split
The ASXV9 is the flagship, a variable-speed unit reaching up to 23.5 SEER2. Worth knowing: it runs R-410A. The newer S-Series AXV9S is a variable-speed unit at 19 SEER2 running R-32.
That refrigerant split is a Daikin-family signature. As the industry moved off R-410A, most manufacturers went to R-454B. Daikin, and therefore Goodman and Amana, went to R-32 instead. Neither is wrong. But it does mean the refrigerant in your Amana is not the same one your neighbor’s Carrier takes, which matters for whoever services it in 2034. Ask your contractor whether they stock and are certified on R-32. Most good shops are. Ask anyway.
What it costs
A 3-ton Amana most commonly lands around $4,500 to $5,500 installed, with the full spread running roughly $2,200 to $7,500 once you account for a simple swap at one end and difficult access, electrical work or duct repairs at the other. That puts Amana in the value-to-middle bracket, above Goodman and below the premium badges. Our new HVAC system cost guide covers what drives the spread.
Reliability
Amana did not appear among the standouts in Consumer Reports’ member survey, where Armstrong and Day & Night led on reliability and Trane, American Standard, Bryant, Lennox and Carrier led on owner satisfaction. That is not a mark against it, just an absence of a data edge, which we explain in our guide to the most reliable AC brands.
What we see in the field matches what we see across every brand: capacitors, contactors, fan motors and control boards. Goodman and Amana parts are widely stocked in this area, which is the practical question when something quits in July.
Who should buy an Amana
Amana makes sense if you want Daikin-family equipment with ten-year unit replacement coverage rather than parts-only, if you are buying the Asure agreement and genuinely want lifetime protection, or if the local Amana dealer is the strongest installer available to you.
Price the Goodman equivalent side by side before you decide, because it is the same machine and the gap between the two warranties narrowed in 2025. If you want the survey-backed satisfaction record instead, look at Bryant or Carrier. Our brand comparison lines up the whole field.
The Sacramento angle
Two practical notes for this valley. First, our cooling season runs about five months, so a two-stage or variable-speed unit earns its keep here in a way it would not in a mild coastal town. Second, ask for the EER2 alongside the SEER2, because EER2 describes performance at 95 degrees and that is most of our July.
Beyond that, the install decides the outcome. We size with a load calculation, name the full matched system on the quote, pull the permit and register the warranty the same day, California clause or not. That is standard on our installation and replacement work across Sacramento and Roseville. If an Amana you already own is down, the repair diagnostic is a flat $69 and it goes toward the fix.
Frequently asked questions
Does Amana still have a lifetime warranty?
Not as standard. As of April 1, 2025, Lifetime Unit Replacement and Lifetime Compressor coverage moved to Amana’s optional Asure Extended Service Agreement. Standard coverage on new equipment is 10 years parts, 10 years one-time unit replacement and 20 years on a furnace heat exchanger. Systems installed before that date keep their original lifetime coverage.
Are Amana and Goodman the same?
They are the same platform. Daikin acquired Goodman in 2012 and Amana sits in the same family, so a Goodman GSXV9 and an Amana ASXV9 are built alike. Amana typically costs about 15 to 20% more and carries the better warranty tier.
Do I have to register my Amana warranty in California?
Amana’s warranty documents include a California and Quebec Residents section stating that residents of those places do not need to register to receive all the rights and remedies of registered owners, though the additional-term coverage applies to the original owner and their spouse. Confirm the clause on your unit’s own certificate, and register anyway for the paper trail.
What refrigerant does an Amana air conditioner use?
It depends on the model. The ASXV9 flagship at up to 23.5 SEER2 uses R-410A, while the newer S-Series AXV9S at 19 SEER2 uses R-32. The Daikin family chose R-32 as most of the industry moved to R-454B, so check that whoever services it works with R-32.
How much does an Amana air conditioner cost installed?
A 3-ton system most commonly runs about $4,500 to $5,500 installed, with the wider range falling between roughly $2,200 and $7,500 depending on efficiency tier, access, electrical and any duct work.