Emergency
E53 on Baxi Performa

Your boiler is not burning gas correctly because the exhaust pipe on the outside of your house might be obstructed.

Act immediately

Turn off your boiler and stop using gas appliances. Call a Gas Safe engineer now. This fault can be dangerous if ignored.

Technical description

Poor combustion – flue terminal may be blocked

Engineer required

This is a emergency severity fault. Stop using the boiler and call a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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