Medium
E 38 on Ariston Euro Combi 30 MFFI

Your boiler has blocked further attempts to restart itself because the reset button has been pressed too many times in a short window.

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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.

Technical description

Reset button pressed 5 times in 15 minutes

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

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