High
3 04 on Ariston Challenger 80E

Your boiler has detected that the reset button has been pressed too many times in a short period, which has triggered a built-in safety lockout to prevent potential damage to the electronic control board.

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Book a Gas Safe engineer within 24 to 48 hours. Your boiler may be unsafe or could break down completely if left.

Technical description

Too many (> 5) resets in 15 minutes / Main P.C.B. error

Engineer required

This is a high severity fault. Stop using the boiler and call a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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