Medium
3 green flashes on Baxi Profile Prima

Your boiler has momentarily lost its flame and is trying to restart itself, which often indicates a minor interruption in the gas supply or a slightly dirty component.

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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

Monitor the boiler for several minutes to see if the flame stabilizes on its ownCheck that other gas appliances in the home are working correctly to rule out a supply issuePerform a manual reset of the boiler if the fault does not clear automaticallyContact a Gas Safe engineer if the fault progresses to 3 red flashes

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