Medium
2980 on Worcester Bosch Greenstar 8000 F GR8700iF 35 R

Your boiler has locked itself for safety due to a temporary operational issue, which can often be cleared by following the on-screen reset instructions.

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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

Locking fault: To unlock Hold up and down arrow keys pressed simultaneously for 3 s. For more information see operating instr. (Boiler locked. Contact a qualified heating engineer)

From this model's manual
Verified against the Worcester Bosch/Worcester Bosch Wb 47850 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

Locate the display screen on your Worcester Bosch boiler.Press and hold both the up and down arrow keys simultaneously for 3 seconds.Check if the boiler unlocks and resumes normal operation. If the fault persists, contact a qualified engineer.

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All 99 fault codes on the Greenstar 8000 F GR8700iF 35 R

Seeing a different code? Every code this model can display, in one place.

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