englander 25 E1 code fixed

[Scott M]

I got the dreaded E1 code the other day but thanks to the Englander site and this forums search box I was able to find the vacuum hose to the exhaust blower cracked and leaking air. I temporarily sniped the hose shorter and reconnected it after clearing out the fitting on the blower. Now my question for the permanent repair. My hose is white and I have seen some pictures of blue vacuum hoses, Which one is better and where can I get it ? Because my house is small I run the stove at 1 0. I think that this makes the stove hotter and thats why the hose failed after only 1 1/2 seasons of use. Is there any mods done to keep this from happening ?

 

[Lake Girl]

Glad you were able to do a short term fix. Hopefully other Englander owners will chime in with availability/type of hose to get...

 

[Dr.Faustus]

englander has the correct hose for sale on their site. Mine even was included in my kit this year with their yearly earlybird special. that was nice because i found my hoses were very brittle and cracked and i didnt even know it, no symptoms.
ok now you say you run your stove at 1 0 ? is that feed rate 1 fan speed 0? if thats the case those numbers should either be equal or the fan speed should always be higher than the feed rate.

 

[Scott M]

Thanks, Yes heat range is set to 1 and blower speed is 0. The heat range can't be set lower than 1 and the blower can be set at 0. I have read that heat range and blower speed should be at least the same but I figured 0 was OK but maybe I should re consider. I kept the blower at 0 so the house wouldn't get too hot. My ranch house will go up to 78 degrees after about 6 or 8 hours depending on the outside temperature. I wonder how others with small houses cope with this. I think I will try the blower at 1 and see what the results are. It may keep the stove a little cooler.