So we moved into this house in the fall and the furnace is a Goodman from around 2015. First few cold nights it worked fine, but lately it kicks on, blows warm air for maybe five minutes, then everythign shuts down. A little while later it tries again on its own and does the same thing. The house never really gets warm before it quits.
There's a little light on the control board inside that blinks in a pattern when it cuts out. I counted somewhere around three blinks, pause, then three more. I pulled the front panel off to look but I haven't touched anything inside, just eyeballed it. There is a small plastic tube running down to what looks like a little reservoir with water in it, and I'm wondering if that has something to do with it since this is one of the high efficiency units that vents out the side wall instead of a chimney.
I checked the wall vent outside and it isn't blocked by leaves or snow. The filter is fairly new. I don't have a ton of money to throw at a service call right before the holidays, so if that blinking pattern means something obvious I'd love to know what to check first. coud that water reservoir thing be the problem, or am I barking up the wrong tree?