Medium
S.53 on Glow-worm Compact

Your boiler is temporarily preventing itself from heating up because it has detected an issue with the water flow or pressure within your system.

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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 product is within the waiting period of the modulation block/operating block function as a result of low water pressure/water deficiency (flow/return spread too large).

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

Check your boiler's pressure gauge and ensure it is between 1 and 1.5 barIf the pressure is low, use the filling loop to top it up to the correct levelEnsure all your radiator valves are fully open to allow water to circulate freely

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