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E229 Ignition on high fire
What the control is telling you
Control switched to high-fire ignition because the low-fire pressure switch did not close in time. Informational.
Applies to: EL296UHV(X) series furnaces (integrated control 103130-XX and 107045-XX)
Likely causes
- Low supply voltage
- Low outdoor temperature
- Marginal low-fire pressure differential
Test and repair steps
- No repair is required for this code by itself.
- Sequence if the low-fire switch does not close, the inducer goes to high, the high-fire switch closes after the 15 s pre-purge and the furnace lights on high fire, switching to low fire after 10-20 seconds.
- If it repeats often, check line voltage (97-132 VAC hot to neutral) and supply voltage under load.
- Check the vent system and condensate drainage, and measure low-fire pressure switch differential against the set-point tables.
Settings for these units
- Recommended filter size by cabinet width · EL296UHV
- Recommended filter size by cabinet width · Lennox SL280UHV
- Filter sizes by cabinet width · Lennox SL297NV
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Source: Lennox EL296UHV(X) Unit Information / Service Literature, Table 5 Ignition Control 103130-XX Diagnostic Codes, p.35; Ignition Control 107045-XX Diagnostic Codes table, p.42, Wiring and Sequence of Operation p.93. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.
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