Medium
d7 on Alpha Intec 40GS2

Your boiler is struggling to accurately read the temperature of the incoming water or the hot water cylinder, which is preventing it from heating your water correctly.

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This fault should be looked at by a Gas Safe engineer within the next week or two. It may get worse if left.

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

Mains inlet temperature or FlowSmart cylinder temperature (if sensor fitted)

From this model's manual
Verified against the Alpha/Alpha Intec 40gs2 installation & service manual, page 28.
Plain-English guidance below. Severity, DIY steps, costs and parts are our interpretation to help you act, not text from the manual.

Engineer required

This fault requires a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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All 36 fault codes on the Intec 40GS2

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