Medium
118 on Atag iC28

Your boiler has lost some water pressure, so it is working less efficiently to prevent internal damage until you add more water to the system.

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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

Water pressure is too low (<1.0 bar). Power is reduced by 20%. The installation should be refilled.

From this model's manual
Verified against the Atag/Atag Ic28 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

Locate the external filling loop, usually a silver braided hose with one or two valves underneath your boiler.Open the valves slowly to allow mains water into the heating system while watching the pressure gauge on the front of the boiler.Stop the flow once the needle reaches the green zone, typically between 1.2 and 1.5 bar, and ensure both valves are firmly closed.

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