Medium
126 on ECA FELiS FL 50 HM

Your boiler is struggling to get your hot water up to the right temperature, meaning your taps or shower may only be lukewarm.

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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.

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

DHW feeding temperature not reached

From this model's manual
Verified against the Eca Felis Fl 50 Hm installation & service manual, page 61.
Plain-English guidance below. Severity, DIY steps, costs and parts are our interpretation to help you act, not text from the manual.

DIY fix possible

Check that the hot water temperature dial on the boiler is not set too lowEnsure the water flow rate at the tap isn't too high for the boiler to keep up withCheck if any other hot taps are running at the same time and turn them off

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