Medium
373 on Viessmann Vitodens 050-W B0KA-35

Your boiler is trying to fine-tune how it burns gas, but it has not been able to complete the check, usually because heat is not moving around the system as well as it should.

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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

Automatic calibration of the combustion controller – No: Ensure adequate heat transfer. Reset the appliance.

From this model's manual
Verified against the Viessmann/Viessmann Vitodens 050 W B0ha B0ka 6194588 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

Look at the pressure gauge on the front of the boiler. The needle should sit between 1.0 and 1.5 bar when the system is cold. If it is below 1.0 bar, follow the filling instructions in your boiler manual or ask an engineer to top it up.Bleed your radiators using a radiator key, starting with the radiator closest to the boiler and working through the house. Air trapped in radiators restricts water flow, and it is a common cause of this fault.Make sure all radiator valves and thermostatic valves are fully open, and check that the boiler's system filter or any isolation valves are not closed. Then switch the boiler off at the mains for 30 seconds, switch it back on, and press the reset button once. If the fault returns, call a Gas Safe registered engineer.

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