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p 1.5 on Potterton Powermax HE

Your boiler is simply displaying the current water pressure level, which is perfectly normal and shows that your system is functioning correctly.

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

System pressure check (example value 1.5 bar). Control display warns if system pressure falls below 0.5 bar.

From this model's manual
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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

No action is required as this is a status update, not a fault.If the reading drops below 0.5 bar, you may need to top up the system pressure using the filling loop.Check your user manual for the location of your external filling loop if the pressure falls in the future.

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