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Lack of burner ignition on Biasi M96E

Your boiler is failing to start up because it cannot get the flame to ignite.

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What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

Lack of burner ignition (no ignition signal from the full sequence ignition device)

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Verified against the Biasi/Biasi Riva Compact He M96 installation & service manual.
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This is a high severity fault. Stop using the boiler and call a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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All 12 fault codes on the M96E

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Excessive temperature on primary circuitFaulty air pressure switchFaulty c.h. temperature probe NTCFaulty d.h.w temperature probe NTCFaulty Electronic control/ignition p.c.b.Faulty flue temperature probe NTCFaulty primary circuitFlue temperature probe NTC lockoutLack of power supply or faulty electronic control p.c.b.N/ASafety thermostat lockout

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