AMANA HEAT PUMPS PROBLEMS
Information about the problems and breakdowns of Amana heat pumps that were reported from 2012 to 2022.
Common problems: burning, fire, smoke, sparks.
Faulty modules: door, heat pump, motor, thermostat.
Problems
16 issues reported
Amana PTH153B35AM
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Date: 12/27/2012
Consumer reports that the power cord to the heating & air conditioning unit melted and burned out the plug.
Amana PTC093B35AMBP
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Date: 12/16/2013
Respondent stated that the A/C heat pump plug that was plugged into the wall failed. The plug overheated & caused a fire. A fire extinguisher was used to disperse the flames. A female was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. Property damages estimation could be $2000.
Amana GPH1348H41BC
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Date: 2/28/2014
Consumer’s house was on fire. The origin of the fire was Heat Pump & the possible cause is the heat Pump Motor. The material ignited was flooring. The heat pump caught fire & when it blew the air through all the air vents it also blew the fire through the vents.
Amana PTC123D50ARDA
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Date: 4/2/2014
Consumer reported that heating & cooling unit had caused electrical plug to melt & wall behind location received burnt marks. She noticed this after unit stopped working. Unit would trip circuit breaker intermittently. Unit remains inoperable.
Amana PTC093B35AMBP
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Date: 4/8/2014
Fire Marshall reported fire that began in Nursing Home with window unit air conditioner/heater. Burning occurs near plug & where plug goes into receptacle. He found four of these units with burn marks at same place. He reported that there are approximately 80 of same units.
Amana PTH073B25AM
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Date: 7/8/2014
The submitter stated that the fire dept responded on the report of fire and smoke emitting from the power cord of an air conditioning & heating unit at a healthcare facility. A fire extinquisher was used to contain the fire. There was moderate fire and smoke damages.
Amana PTH153B35AM
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Date: 12/6/2014
The consumer stated that the PTAC system was running the heater and the power cord popped and sparked.
Amana PTC123G35AXXXAB
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Date: 12/17/2014
Fire occurred in heater & air conditioning unit. Unit is through wall heat & air conditioning unit located in hotel. Fire was confined to unit due to fire sprinkler system activation. Heaviest fire damage was located near electrical fan motor and control board unit.
Amana PTC 123B50AMBP
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Date: 3/4/2015
The submitter reported that a PTAC unit caused a fire in a vacant room in a hotel. The fire activated the fire alarm and sprinkler system which helped control the fire. Damage was mostly to one room.
Amana PTH153B50AM
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Date: 12/25/2016
The consume 37, rstated that the wall AC/heating unit was on for an extended period of time without shutting off. The room temp was over 84 degs while the thermostat was set at 68. The unit wouldn't shut off from the OFF button. The plug burned his fingers when unpluging.
Amana PTH123E50A
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Date: 3/13/2018
Consumer's heating/cooling unit began smoking. It was unplugged and found that components melted inside. Consumer later received recall notice.
Amana PTH153G35AXXXAA
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Date: 4/22/2018
I have a HVAC Unit installed in the sun-room on my house. On one incident, there was a loud bang & the room was filled with smoke. The smoke was coming from the unit. We immediately turned the breaker off supplying power to the unit. It appeared the refrigerant blew out.
Amana PTH093E35AXXXAC
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Date: 11/16/2018
Submitter stated that they experienced PTAC power cord fire. Units were not covered by recall. Units have been in continuous operation with appropriate monthly & seasonal maintenance. Guestroom in which it was operating was occupied & guest was able to turn it off.
Amana AWUF240516AA
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Date: 7/1/2016
Consumer saw smoke in his apartment & heard air handler working intermittently. He opened the door where the air handler is located, removed the fuse & pulled the cover off. There was a blackened area around the circuit board. When put the fuse back in, circuit caught fire.
Amana PTH153E50AXXX
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Date: 9/5/2018
Female consumer had her packaged terminal air conditioning unit repaired because of recall. Technician came too late for the repairs, unit stopped working due to the defect mentioned in recall. Consumer wants reimbursement for the damage.
Amana PTH124C35AMBP
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Date: 3/23/2022
The Submitter reported that a PTAC (Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner) in a guest room at the hotel spontaneously burned up. A hotel engineer smelled something burning and discovered. The guestroom was unoccupied, no injuries.
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