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F0-280 on Worcester Bosch Greenstar 28CDi Compact ErP

Your boiler has temporarily locked itself out after trying to fire up too many times in a short space of time.

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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

Recycle time error

From this model's manual
Verified against the Worcester Bosch/Worcester Bosch Greenstar Cdi Compact 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

Wait for 15 to 30 minutes to allow the boiler's internal recycling timer to reset automatically.Turn the boiler off at the fused spur or power switch, wait one minute, and turn it back on.Check that your heating programmer or thermostat is not rapidly turning the heating on and off repeatedly.

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