Medium
LC on Ideal Instinct2 24

Your boiler has been manually reset too many times in a short window and has temporarily locked itself to prevent further strain or damage.

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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

5 Resets Within 15 Mins

From this model's manual
Verified against the Ideal Instinct2 24 installation & service manual, page 80.
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

Turn off the power supply to the boiler at the fused spur switch (the wall switch near the boiler).Wait for at least 5 minutes to allow the internal timer to clear.Turn the power back on and wait for the boiler to finish its startup sequence without pressing the reset button.

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