Lennox · Furnace
532 Zoning pressure switch opened (high pressure)
What the control is telling you
Zoning pressure switch opened: compressor pressure above limit, compressor off; zoning restores when the switch closes (dealer information). S30/S40 thermostat alert code 532.
Applies to: Lennox communicating gas furnaces (e.g. SL280UHV/SL280UHNV, EL296UHV) in S30/S40 smart thermostat systems
Likely causes
- High refrigerant pressure during zoning (low airflow)
- AC system without the switch
Test and repair steps
- Check airflow and bypass in zoned operation.
- On some AC systems, the fix is a jumper across the damper control module's pressure switch terminals.
- Clears when pressure is within limits.
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 ML180UHE
- Filter sizes (filter rack kits) · Lennox EL195UHNE
- Filter sizes by cabinet width · Lennox SL297NV
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Source: Lennox Residential Communicating Systems Alert Code Guide (V2) 100017 (3/2023), Table 2 Alert Codes and Troubleshooting, p.44. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.
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