GLXT7C
R-32 two-stage scroll · 17 SEER2 class
Current Goodman R-32 two-stage condensing unit. Y1/Y2 or communicating indoor depending on vintage. Not the R-410A GSXC18 and not the GXV9S inverter.
Not GSXC18 (R-410A two-stage / ComfortBridge). Not GLXS4B (R-32 single-stage, one contactor). Not GXV9S / GSXV9 inverter.
Refrigerant
R-32 (A2L)
Stages
Two-stage scroll · Y1 low / Y2 high
Metering
TXV indoor required for rating
Pair
24V Y1/Y2 or communicating indoor per the outdoor diagram
Sister SKU
Amana ALXT7C
This board
Two-stage outdoor control · R-32
- Codes are on the outdoor board. Indoor E-codes are the furnace.
- Low vs high is Y1/Y2 or the communicating request — confirm which this vintage actually landed.
- R-32 nameplate. Do not apply a GSXC18 410A SC target.
Outdoor LED / display before the disconnect.
Universal swap
Goodman GLXT7C outdoor. No furnace IFC universal. Replace the OEM outdoor control / contactor / drive by the silk.
Silk: GLXT7C
White-Rodgers
—ICM
—Honeywell
—- Indoor furnace universals (50A55, 50M56U, ICM282B, ICM2811, S9200U). This is not an IFC.
- Do not ‘adapt’ a furnace board to an outdoor inverter, defrost PCB, or contactor.
After you pull the dead card
- 1Photograph the outdoor silk. Indoor 50A55 / ICM282B / S9200U do not belong here.
- 2Contactor units: replace the contactor / cap / HPS — there is no universal outdoor board.
- 3Inverter / communicating outdoors: OEM drive only. There is no White-Rodgers or ICM outdoor universal.
Field wiring
Written landings for Goodman GLXT7C. Not a factory schematic.
Two-stage scroll. High stage is Y2 at the outdoor. A single-stage stat never gets you there. Still not Infinity ABCD.
Written circuit description only — FieldBench does not redraw maker schematics. Example: R to W closes on a heat call; verify 24V at W1 before you change the IFC.
Open manufacturer PDFThis indoor
Y1/Y2. ComfortBridge only if THIS outdoor actually talks.
24V two-stage
Outdoor has Y1 and Y2. Not an inverter drive.
Wall thermostat
Two-stage cool. A single-Y stat never pulls high.
- R24V hot24V
- C24V common24V
- Y1Low-stage cool24V
- Y2High-stage cool24V
- GIndoor fan24V
- WHeat. Stays at the indoor.24V
Indoor IFC / AHU
Y1 and Y2 both have to leave this cabinet on high.
- RTransformer hot24V
- CCommon — run it to the outdoor24V
- Y1Low-stage in / out24V
- Y2High-stage in / out24V
- GBlower24V
- W1Heat24V
Outdoor — Y1 / Y2
Low vs high is these two screws, not an inverter L-code.
- Y1Low-stage request24V
- Y2High-stage request24V
- C24V common24V
Outdoor line
208/230 through the disconnect to the contactor line side.
- L1LineLine
- L2LineLine
- GNDEquipment groundLine
Dual run capacitor
C / FAN / HERM on the can. An inverter outdoor does not have this part.
- CCommon — both windingsCap
- FANOutdoor fanCap
- HERMCompressorCap
Landing
- 24VIndoor Rstat R · C throughout
~24 VAC
- 24VStat Y1indoor Y1outdoor Y1
Low-stage coil / request
- 24VStat Y2indoor Y2outdoor Y2
High-stage. Missing Y2 = stuck on low.
- LineL1 / L2disconnect
208/230
Prove it
- Y1 at the outdoor on a 1-cool call. Then Y2 on a 2-cool / staging call.
- If Y2 never arrives, the outdoor is not weak — the stat, indoor IFC, or the Y2 wire is.
Do not
- Do not hunt ABCD / L-codes. If you see an inverter, you are on 24VNA6 / 191VAN / XV18.
- InteliSense ≠ Evolution ABCD.
Preferred / Performance / Elite two-stage land here. Bryant 187B Evolution two-stage does not — that one is ABCD.
Sequence
- 1
Y1 / low
Outdoor starts low capacity. Indoor blower on low/mid Cool tap (24V) or communicating CFM (ComfortBridge indoor).
- 2
Y2 / high
Second stage. Head and subcooling should rise into the OEM SC window.
- 3
Communicating pair
GMVC96 / AVPTC indoor requests capacity on the data pair. No conventional Y needed. A 24V GR9T96 on that same pair is a miswire.
Faults on this IFC
Step 1, then 2, then 3. Expected reading and the fail branch sit under each check.
HPS
High pressure
Outdoor airflow, overcharge, or restriction opened the high-pressure switch.
1 Heat rejection first
On Goodman GLXT7C high pressure is outdoor airflow until proven otherwise. Fan running the right direction, coil clean, fins not folded, no recirc over a fence or through a garage. Outdoor fan running? Coil dirty, recirc, bent fins.
Expect: OD fan on, coil clean, discharge air leaving the top/side freely.
2 Head, subcooling, and liquid line
Liquid pressure and liquid-line temperature → SC. High head + high SC = overcharge or non-condensables. High head + low SC = restriction or a dying compressor. Do not add gas because suction is low. Subcooling vs indoor TXV sheet. Liquid-line drier / restriction.
Expect: SC vs the metering device on this plate (TXV ≠ piston).
3 Restriction vs the switch
Drier, liquid-line kink, TXV inlet screen, or a non-feed indoor coil will stack head. Ohm / jumper-test the HPS only as a momentary prove, then restore it. A switch that opens on a known-good charge and clean coil is the switch. Do not keep resetting HPS into a locked fan.
Expect: HPS closed at a normal liquid pressure for this refrigerant and OD ambient.
LPS
Low pressure / freeze
Suction dropped out — charge, indoor airflow, or TXV.
1 Airflow and freeze before you add gas
On Goodman GLXT7C low pressure / freeze is indoor airflow or a starved coil until proven otherwise. Filter, blower, dirty A-coil, closed supplies. In heat mode, a iced outdoor coil is the same family. Indoor filter, blower, coil freeze. Do not add gas on a frozen coil.
Expect: Indoor air moving. Coil not iced. OD coil clear in heat.
2 SH / SC after a thaw
Thaw fully. Then SH and SC vs the metering device. Low charge ices a piston. A TXV stuck closed ices with high SH. A restriction downstream of the ports fakes a low-charge chart. TXV / restriction. Weigh-out if the history is a leak.
Expect: SH/SC in range for this refrigerant and device after a stable 10-minute run.
3 Leak, TXV, then the LPS
Weigh-in if the chart says undercharge. Soap / electronic leak on joints and the coil. LPS that opens on a known-good charge and a clear coil is the switch — momentary test only, then restore. Low ambient and wind can nuisance-trip LPS on a light load — still prove charge.
Expect: Charge on the nameplate. LPS closed at a normal suction for this OD ambient.
Comm
Indoor/outdoor data
ComfortBridge data pair only. Invalid as a diagnosis on a 24V Y1/Y2 hookup.
1 Data pair, not 24 V
On Goodman GLXT7C indoor/outdoor comm is a data pair (AB, S1/S2, U, ComfortBridge, ComfortLink — whatever THIS plate uses). It is not a 24 V Y. Check polarity, continuity, and that nobody landed it on R/C. Data pair polarity and splices. This is not 24V Y.
Expect: Pair continuous, not shorted to chassis, polarity per the diagram.
2 Power both ends, then the outdoor status
Indoor transformer and outdoor control both alive. Read the outdoor LED / 7-seg. Water in the outdoor control is the usual dead-end after a storm. Indoor IFC family must be GMVC / AVPTC communicating. GR9T96 / GMEC96 / GMSS96 cannot be the ComfortBridge indoor.
Expect: Both controls powered. Outdoor showing a comm or address state, not a blank board.
3 Address / bias, then the control
Communicating plates need a matching indoor address and sometimes a terminating bias. Swap is last: known-good pair + power both ends + correct address. One master on the bus. Outdoor board power before you condemn the indoor IFC.
Expect: Indoor sees the outdoor. No comm code after a power cycle.
Workflows
No cool or stuck on low, GLXT7C
Runs on Y1 only, or silent.
1 Prove the call and the live code
Prove Y1 and Y2 at the outdoor under a high-stage call. A leftover single-stage stat will never pull high.
Expect: Write whatever Two-stage outdoor control · R-32 is showing. Outdoor LED / display before the disconnect.
If fail: No call at the IFC → stat / harness. Do not change gas parts.
2 Isolate the first failed step in the sequence
R-32 pressures and SC on the TXV indoor. Not a GSX16 piston SH chart.
Expect: Y2 / high: Second stage. Head and subcooling should rise into the OEM SC window.
3 Confirm with a number, then the next part
If the indoor is ComfortBridge, confirm this outdoor actually talks. Many GLXT land 24V only.
Expect: Charge: Nameplate + line-set adders. SC per indoor TXV sheet. · Y1 / Y2: 24V pair: both present on high stage. Communicating pair: data, not 24 VAC.
If fail: Stay on this plate. The out-of-range reading is the part.
If pass: Reading in range → the next step in this workflow is the repair.
Test points
Charge
Nameplate + line-set adders. SC per indoor TXV sheet.
Y1 / Y2
24V pair: both present on high stage. Communicating pair: data, not 24 VAC.
Outdoor board
LED/display before the disconnect. Codes die when you pull power.
Gotchas
- GSXC18 in the same yard is 410A. Do not swap driers, pistons, or charge charts across refrigerants.
- Amana ALXT7C is the badge twin.
Related plates
Install this plate
Install Goodman GLXT7C as R-32 two-stage scroll · 17 SEER2 class.
R-32 two-stage scroll · 17 SEER2 class
This plate — not the sister SKU
- Not GSXC18 (R-410A two-stage / ComfortBridge). Not GLXS4B (R-32 single-stage, one contactor). Not GXV9S / GSXV9 inverter.
- GSXC18 in the same yard is 410A. Do not swap driers, pistons, or charge charts across refrigerants.
- Amana ALXT7C is the badge twin.
Control on this outdoor
- Codes are on the outdoor board. Indoor E-codes are the furnace.
- Low vs high is Y1/Y2 or the communicating request — confirm which this vintage actually landed.
- R-32 nameplate. Do not apply a GSXC18 410A SC target.
Hardware
- Refrigerant: R-32 (A2L)
- Stages: Two-stage scroll · Y1 low / Y2 high
- Metering: TXV indoor required for rating
- Pair: 24V Y1/Y2 or communicating indoor per the outdoor diagram
- Sister SKU: Amana ALXT7C
First fire
- 1Prove Y1 and Y2 at the outdoor under a high-stage call. A leftover single-stage stat will never pull high.
- 2R-32 pressures and SC on the TXV indoor. Not a GSX16 piston SH chart.
- 3If the indoor is ComfortBridge, confirm this outdoor actually talks. Many GLXT land 24V only.
Do not on Goodman GLXT7C
- Not GSXC18 (R-410A two-stage / ComfortBridge). Not GLXS4B (R-32 single-stage, one contactor). Not GXV9S / GSXV9 inverter.
- GSXC18 in the same yard is 410A. Do not swap driers, pistons, or charge charts across refrigerants.
- Amana ALXT7C is the badge twin.
Maker literature
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- Goodman literature libraryLiterature searchSearch the exact plate (GR9T960804CN, GR9S960603BN). Full I/O PDFs are often dealer-gated.Open manufacturer PDF
- Goodman literature libraryLiterature searchSearch Goodman GLXT7C on the maker’s literature page.Open manufacturer PDF
Warranty and bulletins
Affected models, serial range, symptom, remedy, date. Maker files open on the manufacturer site.
Dealer portals
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