Lennox
False econ
ProtectEconomizing when it should not
Damper open with OA above changeover. Space hot, high OA bills, or wet coil.
Walk False econ in Diagnose
2 plates — walk the one on the cabinet
First check
1 Damper position vs command
On Lennox LGH look at the economizer before the compressor. Commanded open? Blade actually open? Linkage off the shaft is a rooftop weekly. OA vs changeover setpoint. Sensor lying low (see OA T) is the usual.
Expect: Blade matches the module command. Stuck open = overventilation. Stuck closed = no free cooling.
The rest of the walkthrough is Diagnose.
On the plates
- OA vs changeover setpoint. Sensor lying low (see OA T) is the usual.
- Min position cranked to 40% on a small store. DCV failed high.
- Power-fail default on some actuators is spring-open — they dump OA with 24 V lost.
Plates that use False econ
Same number, other makers
False econ on Lennox is not the same code on these plates.
- Bryant False econEconomizing when it should not
- Carrier False econEconomizing when it should not
- Goodman False econEconomizing when it should not
- ICP False econEconomizing when it should not
- Rheem False econEconomizing when it should not
- Trane False econEconomizing when it should not
- York False econEconomizing when it should not