Furnaces
Amana AMVM97 Modulating Gas Furnace (AMVM970803BN)
8 of 10 catalog products carry at least one real, seller-observed equipment-only price, gathered 2026-08-24 -- 80% against the >=70% gate. The two unpriced products (carrier-infinity-59mn7, pre-existing; trane- xr80, new) were researched at every dealer-network and retail channel checked and left unpriced rather than estimated -- see price_seed_ addition.py's SKU_CHECKS_ADD entries for both, recorded status no_public_price. A genuine, disclosed pricing-confidence spread within the 80% that IS priced: 6 of the 8 observations come from an identifiable retailer or distributor's own in-stock listing (hvacdirect.com, iwae.com, walkairdirect.com, theacoutlet.com, and two eBay listings from named, identifiable HVAC-supply business sellers). The remaining 2 are lower- confidence: amana-amvm97's price comes from Freeman Liquidators (explicitly disclosed insurance-loss/liquidation stock, "MIGHT BE SOME SLIGHT CABINET DAMAGE"), and daikin-dc96v's comes from a single individual eBay seller in open-box condition with no second listing to cross-check against -- the single weakest-confidence price in this entire expansion, flagged explicitly in its own note field rather than presented at equal confidence to the rest. platform/core/pricing.py's PER_TON_BANDS dictionary DOES define a plausibility band for furnace (confirmed by reading it directly, in contrast to boiler and solar-panel, which the boiler dossier found have none) -- this run's own price/capacity figures were checked against it and no observation was rejected. Not independently re-derived or edited this pass.
97-98% AFUE (varies by capacity size) self-calibrating modulating condensing furnace with a variable-speed ECM blower and ComfortBridge communicating-capable controls.
Our take
Amana is Daikin's budget-plus sibling brand (same parent as Goodman, positioned a tier up with a Lifetime unit-replacement warranty most Goodman SKUs don't carry). The 97% AFUE on this specific 80,000 BTU/h size clears the new ENERGY STAR Version 5.0 bar in both US regions -- a genuinely different outcome from this catalog's Lennox and Rheem additions, which fall one point short in the North.
Best for
Budget-conscious buyers who still want a modulating burner and a Lifetime unit-replacement warranty, from Daikin's broad independent contractor network.
Watch out for
Lifetime heat exchanger and unit-replacement coverage require online registration within 60 days of installation -- shorter than some competitors' 90-day windows.
What sellers are actually charging
Real listings, read on the date shown. Prices change — click through to check before you act on any of them.
| Seller | What you get | Price | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Liquidators
liquidator |
Amana AMVM97 80,000 BTU 97% AFUE modulating variable-speed furnace
AMVM970803BN |
$2,506 | 2026-08-16 |
Equipment price is not installed price. The listings above are what the hardware costs. Installation — labour, electrical, refrigerant lines, permits, removing the old system — is typically a similar amount again, and varies more between contractors than between brands. Where we have an installed figure it is labelled as such and comes from someone who actually installs.
Compare against
Bryant Evolution 987M Modulating Gas Furnace (987MC42080C17)
Up to 98.3% AFUE modulating condensing furnace with a variable-speed constant-airflow ECM blower -- Carrier's sibling-brand equivalent of the Infinity 98 platform.
Carrier Infinity 98 Gas Furnace (59MN7)
98.5% AFUE modulating condensing gas furnace with a variable-speed blower.
Goodman GMVM97 Modulating Gas Furnace
97% AFUE modulating condensing furnace at a notably lower price point.
Lennox Elite EL296V Two-Stage Gas Furnace (EL296DF110XE60C)
96% AFUE two-stage condensing furnace with a variable-speed ECM blower, Lennox's mid-tier Elite line rather than the flagship Signature Collection.
Before you buy this
Ask whether the AFUE rating on the quote is for this specific model or a nameplate range. If it's being paired with a new air conditioner, ask for the AHRI reference number for that exact indoor/outdoor combination — a high-efficiency furnace matched to the wrong coil won't deliver its rated numbers. And ask for a Manual J load calculation rather than a like-for-like swap of the old unit's output.