What does the Worcester Bosch 265 fault code mean?

Your boiler is perfectly healthy and is simply turning itself down or off temporarily because the heating demand in your home is currently lower than the boiler's minimum power setting.

How much does it cost to fix Worcester Bosch error code 265?

Cost varies. Contact a Gas Safe registered engineer for a quote.

Worcester Bosch 265 Fault Code: What It Means & How to Fix It

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

EMS intelligent controller has forced stand-by-mode due to low heating load. The appliance is compensating for the power required from the EMS room controller and is less than the minimum output of the boiler.

Shared across the Greenstar 8000 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.

Engineer required

This fault requires a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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All 107 fault codes on the Greenstar 8000 Life Regular

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

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Your boiler is perfectly healthy and is simply turning itself down or off temporarily because the heating demand in your home is currently lower than the boiler's minimum power setting.

What the manual says

Engineer required

Avoid the next call-out bill

All 107 fault codes on the Greenstar 8000 Life Regular

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