Medium
LED 2: 1 on Ferroli Optima 201

Your boiler thinks a hot water tap is turned on even when all taps are closed, which may prevent your central heating from working.

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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

Hot water tap open - D.H.W. flowmeter (136) contact closed

From this model's manual
Verified against the Ferroli Boiler Optima 1001 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

Check all hot water taps in the house are fully closedEnsure there are no dripping taps or leaking hot water pipesTurn the boiler power off and back on again to reset the sensor

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