SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140204-7D188-2147447536. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Goodman GSK130301BA (Brand: Goodman Gas Furnace Model Number: GSK130301BA Serial Number: 1004125065 Install Date: 4-29-2010). Incident: Subject: Fire and Gas Leak in Goodman Furnace Brand: Goodman Model Number: GSK130301BA Serial Number: 1004125065 Install Date: 4-29-2010 About 7pm on January 24, 2014 my wife noticed that the furnace was not operating correctly and went into the attic to check on it. The furnace had shown these symptoms many times in January and had been checked by professionals multiple times including earlier that day so we were not surprised that there was a problem. When entering the attic she noticed that there was a natural gas smell and that the furnace was hot to the touch. She shut off the electricity to the furnace and opened up the panel. The flames coming out of the burners and it was damaging wires and other sensors inside the furnace. I helped my wife shut off the gas valve into the furnace and the fire slowly burned its self out. The fire department was notified and they sent some firefighters to check the furnace. A short video of the fire was collected after we shut of the electricity and before we shut off the gas. Please contact me to get a copy of the video. The main symptoms leading up to the fire has been a roll out limit switch error corresponding to 6 flashes for the diagnostic light. The furnace blower remains running all the time and the thermostat shuts off so the display is blank. The furnace was about 4 years old. It had been serviced multiple times in November and January by Advanced Heating and Air in Knoxville TN. The technicians that serviced the unit have suggested many different causes for why the furnace entered that state. The day before the fire one tec