Medium
3 green flashes on Baxi 800

Your boiler has temporarily lost its flame and is currently trying to restart itself automatically.

Reviewed by the BoilerFaultCodes Editorial Team · Last reviewed

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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

Temporary flame loss. Boiler will self reset, if fault continues you will see 3 red flashes.

DIY fix possible

Wait for the boiler to automatically attempt a restartCheck that the gas supply is active (e.g. check other gas appliances)If the fault persists and changes to a solid error, try pressing the Reset button once

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