High
LED 6 (B) on Ferroli Hawk II

Your boiler has stopped working because it has detected an issue with its internal temperature sensors or water pressure levels, preventing it from safely heating your home.

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Book a Gas Safe engineer within 24 to 48 hours. Your boiler may be unsafe or could break down completely if left.

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

C.H. sensor (34) short circuit or resistance lower than 500 ohm; C.H. limit thermostat (50) open circuit (pump will run); C.H. water pressure low (114 open circuit)

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Engineer required

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 11 fault codes on the Hawk II

Seeing a different code? Every code this model can display, in one place.

LED 2 (A)LED 2 (B)LED 3 (B)LED 4 (A)LED 4 (B)LED 5 (A)LED 5 (B)LED 6 (A)RY2RY4

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