High
P2 on Ideal HP290

Your boiler has detected an electrical overload in its system and has shut down to prevent potential damage to its internal electronics.

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Book a Gas Safe engineer within 24 to 48 hours. Your boiler may be unsafe or could break down completely if left.

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

Overcurrent Protection Error

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Verified against the Ideal/Ideal Hp290 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 is a high severity fault. Stop using the boiler and call a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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All 126 fault codes on the HP290

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

9.1.19.1.29.1.39.1.49.1.59.1.69.1.79.1.89.1.99.1.109.1.119.1.129.1.139.1.149.1.289.1.299.1.309.1.319.1.349.1.359.1.369.1.37C7Compressor Stall ErrorCompressor Start ErrorE0E01E1E2E3E4E5E6E8E9EAEdF1Fan Connections Short CircuitFan ErrorFC1H0H1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9HAHbHdHFHigh Pressure Sensor ErrorHigh Pressure Switch OperatedInverter ErrorInverter High CurrentInverter High TemperatureJ2EJ3EJ5EJ6EJ11J12J31J32J43J45J46J47J52J61J65L1EL2EL3EL5EL6EL11L12L31L32L34L43L45L46L47L52L61L65LB7LBCLBELC1LC2LC3LC4LC5LC6LC7LC8LC9LCALCBLCDLCELow Pressure ErrorNoneOvercurrent Protection ErrorP0P1P3P4P5P21P27PbPdT2T2BTw_OutWrong Fan FittedWrong Fan Motor Fitted

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