Medium
153 on Baxi 800

Your boiler has been manually reset too many times in a short period and has temporarily locked itself for safety.

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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

Forced reset unit unlocked

DIY fix possible

Locate the selector knob on the front of the boiler.Turn the knob to the 'R' (Reset) position and hold it for at least 5 seconds.Wait for the boiler to complete its restart sequence and see if the code clears.

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