Medium
CH Fault on Baxi Combi Elite

Your boiler has encountered a problem specifically with the central heating operation, meaning your radiators likely won't heat up even though your hot water might still work.

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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

LED 1: Off, LED 2: On, LED 3: Flash, LED 4: On (Go to CH Fault section of the fault finding instructions)

DIY fix possible

Check that your room thermostat or heating programmer is turned up and calling for heatEnsure all radiator valves (TRVs) are open and not stuck in the closed positionReset the boiler by turning the selector switch to the 'R' position for at least 5 seconds

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