Medium
1 bar on Sime Dewy 30/50 HE WM

Your boiler pressure is too low, which prevents it from heating the water properly.

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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

222 - 228 Ω

From this model's manual
Verified against the Sime Dewy 30 50 He Wm installation & service manual, page 19.
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

Locate the filling loop (usually a silver braided hose under the boiler)Open the valves at both ends of the hose to allow water into the systemMonitor the pressure gauge until it reaches 1.5 bar, then turn off both valves tightly

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