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CH 80 on Ideal Instinct2 24

Your boiler has reached the required temperature and is temporarily pausing the burner while the pump continues to circulate heat around your radiators.

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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

The boiler has a call for central heating but the appliance has reached the desired temperature set on the boiler.

From this model's manual
Verified against the Ideal Instinct2 24 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.

DIY fix possible

Check that your room thermostat is set to the desired temperatureEnsure radiator valves are open in the rooms you want to heatWait for the boiler to automatically restart once the water temperature drops below the set point

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