Medium
E117 on Baxi Performa

Your boiler has detected that there is too much water pressure in the system, which can cause it to shut down 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

System water pressure high – try bleeding water from your radiators

DIY fix possible

Check that the filling loop valves under the boiler are fully closedIdentify the radiator furthest from the boiler or a towel rail with a bleed valveUsing a radiator key, carefully bleed water (not just air) from the radiator into a container until the boiler pressure gauge drops into the green zone (typically 1.0 to 1.5 bar)

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