High
H.01.05 on Baxi Assure System

Your boiler has detected that the water leaving it is significantly hotter than the water returning, suggesting that heat isn't circulating properly through your radiators.

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What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

INSUFFICIENT CIRCULATION Maximum temperature difference value between flow and return reached. Check the boiler/installation circulation Activate a manual venting cycle Check the installation pressure Check the cleanliness of the exchanger Check the operation of the temperature sensors Check the connection of the temperature sensors

Shared across the Assure range
This code is shared by the boilers in this range, which use the same control board. It may not be printed in this exact variant’s manual.
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All 66 fault codes on the Assure System

Seeing a different code? Every code this model can display, in one place.

101213A.00.28A.00.29A.00.34A.02.06A.02.18A.02.36A.02.37A.02.45A.02.46A.02.48A.02.49A.02.54A.02.55A.02.76E.00 .04E.00 .05E.00 .16E.00 .17E.00 .20E.00 .21E.01 .04E.01 .12E.01 .17E.01 .20E.02 .13E.02 .17E.02 .35E.02 .39E.02 .47E.04 .01E.04 .02E.04 .08E.04 .12E.04 .13E.04 .17E.04 .18E.04 .23E.04 .29E.04 .54E.04 .254E.04.03E.04.10H.00.42H.00.81H.01 .14H.01.00H.01.08H.01.18H.01.21H.02 .00H.02 .02H.02 .03H.02 .04H.02 .05H.02 .09H.02 .10H.02 .70H.02.07H.03 .00H.03 .05H.03 .54H.03.02

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