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S.16 on Glow-worm Easicom 24

Your boiler is simply finishing its cooling cycle to safely clear leftover gases from the flue, which is a normal part of its operation.

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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

Post run fan

From this model's manual
Verified against the Glow Worm/Glow Worm Easicom 24 installation & service manual, page 25.
Plain-English guidance below. Severity, DIY steps, costs and parts are our interpretation to help you act, not text from the manual.

Engineer required

This fault requires a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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All 92 fault codes on the Easicom 24

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

d.00d.01d.08d.09d.10d.16d.17d.20d.22d.23d.33d.34d.36d.40d.41d.43d.44d.47d.67d.68d.69d.71d.80d.81d.82d.83d.90d.93d.96ErrF00F01F10F11F20F22F23F24F26F27F28F29F32F49F61F62F63F64F65F67F68F70F71F72F73F74F76F77F83F84F85F86P.01P.02P.03P.06P.07S.00S.01S.02S.03S.04S.05S.06S.07S.08S.10S.11S.13S.14S.15S.17S.30S.31S.32S.34S.41S.53S.54S.96S.98

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