Medium
232 on Worcester Bosch Greenstar 4000 System

Your boiler has been turned off by an external device, such as a smart thermostat or a specialized timer, that is currently telling the boiler to stay disabled.

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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

Boiler locked by external switching contact

Shared across the Greenstar 4000 range
This code is shared by the boilers in this range, which use the same control board. It may not be printed in this exact variant’s 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

Check your smart thermostat or external timer settings to ensure no 'Away' or 'Holiday' mode is active.Verify that any external wiring control device is powered on and communicating correctly with the boiler.Try power cycling the boiler by turning it off at the fused spur for 60 seconds and turning it back on.

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