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81 on Ideal Exclusive

Ideal Exclusive fault code 81

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What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

NO CH OPERATION BUT HW WORKS OK

From this model's manual
Verified against the Ideal/Ideal Bm Ideal Ideal Exclusive Installation Servicing Pdf 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.

Engineer required

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

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All 17 fault codes on the Exclusive

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

8283C and 0c and 2C2F and 1F and 2F and 3F and 4F and 5F and 7F and 9L and 5L and 6L1L2

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