Medium
3 green flashes on Baxi Eco Compact

Your boiler has temporarily lost its flame and is trying to restart itself, which might cause your heating or hot water to cut out briefly.

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

Check that your gas supply is active (e.g. check other gas appliances)Wait for the boiler to attempt an automatic self-resetMonitor the display to see if the fault clears or progresses to a solid lockout

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