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E130 Configuration jumper missing

High severity

What the control is telling you

Configuration jumper missing on the equipment interface module (EIM) or air handler communicating control (non-communicating applications). S30/S40 thermostat alert code 130 (shown as E130 on the unit control display).

Applies to: Lennox communicating gas furnaces (e.g. SL280UHV/SL280UHNV, EL296UHV) in S30/S40 smart thermostat systems

Likely causes

  • Jumper missing or in wrong position

Test and repair steps

  1. Install the missing jumper.
  2. Set the EIM jumper for heat pump, furnace or air handler as applicable.
  3. Clears once the jumper is correct.

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Source: Lennox Residential Communicating Systems Alert Code Guide (V2) 100017 (3/2023), Table 2 Alert Codes and Troubleshooting, p.18. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.

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