Medium
S.41 on Glow-worm Compact

Your boiler has detected that there is too much water inside your heating system, causing the pressure to rise above the safe limit.

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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

The system pressure is too high.

Shared across the Compact range
This code is shared by the boilers in this range, which use the same control board. It may not be printed in this exact variant’s 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

Locate a radiator in your home that has a bleed valve.Place a cloth and a container under the valve.Use a radiator key to slowly open the valve until some water drains out, then close it once the pressure gauge on the boiler drops to the green zone.

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