Lennox Ducted Heating

Lennox Error Code E271

Ducted Heating: Gas furnace (indoor)

What It Means

  • Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of retries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

Causes & actions from Lennox

How it shows
  • Integrated control 7-segment display: E271

Check pressure (inches w.c.) of low pressure switch clos- ing on heat call. Measure operating pressure (inches w.c.). Inspect vent and combustion air inducer for correct oper- ation and restriction. Clears when heat call finishes suc- cessfully.

Other manual wording (1 of 3)

EL180UHNE(K), EL195UHNEK, EL195UHNEK-01, EL195UHNEK-02, EL196UHEK, ML180UHVK, ML193DFEK, ML196UHEK

Check pressure (inches w.c.) of pressure switch closing on heat call. Measure operating pressure (inches w.c.). Inspect vent and combustion air inducer for correct operation and restriction. Clears when heat call finishes successfully.

Other manual wording (2 of 3)

EL280UHE(X), EL296UHE

Check pressure (inches w.c.) of low pressure switch closing on heat call. Measure operating pressure (inches w.c.). Inspect vent and combustion air inducer for correct operation and restriction. Clears when heat call finishes successfully.

Other manual wording (3 of 3)

SLP98UHV, SLP99UHV

See E 223.

Applicable models & manual sources
  • EL280UHEK

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of re- tries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    EL280UHEK, EL280UHEK(X)

    EL280UHEK manual, page 13

  • EL297UHEK

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of re- tries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    EL297UHEK manual, page 14

  • ML296UHVK

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of re- tries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    ML296UHVK manual, page 47

  • ML297UH045XV36BK

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of re- tries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    ML297UH045XV36BK, ML297UH070XV36BK, ML297UH090XV36CK, ML297UH090XV60CK, ML297UH110XV60CK, ML297UH135XV60DK, ML297UHVK

    ML297UH045XV36BK manual, page 48

  • SL280DFNV

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of re- tries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    SL280DFNV manual, page 48

  • SL280UHV

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of re- tries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    SL280UHV manual, page 55

  • SL297UHNV

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of re- tries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    SL297UHNV manual, page 58

  • EL180UHNE(K)

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of retries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    EL180UHNE(K) manual, page 29

  • EL195UHNEK

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of retries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    EL195UHNEK, EL195UHNEK-01, EL195UHNEK-02

    EL195UHNEK manual, page 15

  • EL196UHEK

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of retries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    EL196UHEK manual, page 46

  • ML180UHVK

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of retries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    ML180UHVK manual, page 18

  • ML193DFEK

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of retries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    ML193DFEK manual, page 41

  • ML196UHEK

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of retries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    ML196UHEK manual, page 46

  • ML196UHEK

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of retries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    ML196UHEK manual, page 15

  • EL280UHE(X)

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of retries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    EL280UHE(X) manual, page 15

  • EL296UHE

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of retries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    EL296UHE manual, page 14

  • SLP98UHV

    Soft lockout − Exceeded maximum number of retries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    SLP98UHV manual, page 63

  • SLP99UHV

    Soft lockout - Exceeded maximum number of retries. Last retry failed due to the pressure switch opening.

    SLP99UHV manual, page 31

Disclaimer: This information is for general reference. Code wording and instructions vary by model. Always follow the service manual for your exact unit.

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