Medium
61 on Alpha Intec² 30SE

Your boiler is struggling because there is trapped air inside the system, which is preventing water from circulating properly to heat your home.

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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

Air in the pump. Restricted CH flow due to air or a circuit restriction

From this model's manual
Verified against the Alpha/Alpha Intec2 20 30se 04 15 installation & service manual.
Plain-English guidance below. Severity, DIY steps, costs and parts are our interpretation to help you act, not text from the manual.

DIY fix possible

Turn off the power to the boiler and let it cool down for 30 minutes.Go to your radiators and use a bleed key to release any trapped air until water starts to trickle out.Check the pressure gauge on the front of the boiler and top it up to 1.5 bar using the filling loop if it has dropped.

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