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4 (Flashing Light) on Ferroli F 30 B

Your boiler is currently in standby mode and is simply waiting for a signal from your thermostat or hot water tap to start heating.

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Monitor it

This is a minor fault. Keep an eye on it and mention it at your next annual boiler service. Reset the boiler and see if it clears.

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

Central Heating standby

From this model's manual
Verified against the Ferroli Boiler F 30 B installation & service manual.
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

Turn up your room thermostat to request heatCheck your programmer or timer is set to ONVerify that the hot water tap is turned fully on if requesting hot water

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