The 6 most common faults
Your boiler has stopped working because the water pressure inside your heating system has dropped too low to operate safely.
Locate the external or internal filling loop, which is a silver braided hose connecting two pipes beneath the boiler.Open the valves at both ends of the hose to allow mains water into the heating system.Watch the pressure gauge on the front of the boiler until the needle reaches the green zone, typically between 1 and 1.5 bar.Close both valves tightly and remove the hose if required by your specific model setup.
Your boiler has stopped working because the water pressure inside your heating system has dropped too low to operate safely.
Locate the external filling loop, which is usually a flexible silver braided hose connecting two pipes underneath the boiler.Open the small black or chrome valves at either end of the hose to allow mains water into the system.Monitor the boiler's pressure gauge until the needle reaches the green zone, typically between 1.0 and 1.5 bar.Close both valves tightly and ensure no water is leaking from the connection.
Your boiler has stopped working because the water pressure inside your heating system has dropped below the minimum level required to run safely.
Locate the filling loop (usually a silver braided hose with a valve) underneath the boiler.Open the valve(s) slowly to let water into the system until the pressure gauge reads between 1.0 and 1.5 bar.Close the valve(s) tightly to stop the flow of water and check the boiler display.
Your boiler has failed to ignite because it cannot detect a flame, meaning it currently cannot heat your home or water.
Full guide for 10Your boiler has failed to start because it cannot detect a flame or because your condensate drain pipe is blocked and backing up.
Full guide for AL10Your boiler has detected that it is overheating and has safely shut itself down to prevent internal damage.
Full guide for AL20on the Vokera Mynute HE
Based on parts cited in our fault code database. Your engineer will confirm what's actually needed after diagnosis.
Call a Gas Safe engineer if…
- You can smell gas or see signs of a leak
- The Vokera shows an Emergency or High severity code
- The boiler keeps locking out after repeated resets
- You've tried the DIY checks and the fault hasn't cleared
- There's visible water leaking from the boiler
- The flame is yellow or orange instead of blue