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UNIT INFORMATIONUNIT INFORMATION
Service Literature
©2016 Lennox Industries, Inc. 
 
 WARNING
Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, 
service or maintenance can cause property damage, 
personal injury or loss of life. Installation and service 
must be performed by a licensed professional HVAC 
installer (or equivalent), service agency or the gas 
supplier.
 WARNING
Shock hazard. Disconnect power before 
servicing.  Integrated  control  is  not  eld 
repairable. If control is inoperable, simply 
replace entire control. Can cause injury 
or death. Unsafe operation will resul  if 
repair is attempted.
SL280DFV series units are 80% eciency gas furnaces 
used  for  downow  applications  only,  manufactured  with 
Lennox  Duralok  heat  exchangers  formed  of  aluminized 
steel. Units are available in heating capacities of 66,000 to 
110,000 Btuh and cooling applications up to 5 tons. Refer 
to Engineering Handbook for proper sizing.
Units are factory equipped for use with natural gas. Kits 
are available for conversion to LPG operation. SL280DFV 
model units are equipped with a communicating enabled 
SureLight 
®
  two-stage  variable  speed  integrated  control. 
All units use a redundant gas valve to assure safety shut-
o as required by CSA.
All  specications  in  this  manual  are  subject  to  change. 
Procedures  outlined  in  this  manual  are  presented  as  a 
recommendation only and do not supersede or replace lo-
cal or state codes. In the absence of local or state codes, 
the guidelines and procedures outlined in this manual (ex-
cept where noted) are recommendations only and do not 
constitute code.
 CAUTION
As with any mechanical equipment, contact with 
sharp sheet metal edges can result in personal 
injury. Take care while handling this equipment and 
wear gloves and protective clothing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2
Parts Identication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7
I Unit Components  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8
II Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 36
III Start Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 36
IV Heating System Service Checks    . . . . . . . . . Page 38
V Typical Operating Characteristics    . . . . . . . . . Page 41
VI Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 41
VII Wiring and Sequence of Operation     . . . . . . Page 44
VIII Program Unit Capacity Size Mode     . . . . . . Page 61
IX Field Wiring and Jumper Settings     . . . . . . . . Page 47
X Troubleshooting Flow Chart   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 62
SL280DFV
Corp 1117-L4 
Revised 03/2022
COMMUNICATING ENABLED SL280DFV SERIES UNITS