Low
268 on Worcester Bosch Greenstar 8000 Life Regular

Your boiler is currently in a manual testing mode, usually activated by an engineer or someone navigating the settings menu to check the internal parts.

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Monitor it

This is a minor fault. Keep an eye on it and mention it at your next annual boiler service. Reset the boiler and see if it clears.

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

Component test mode. Appliance is running the manual component test as activated in the menus.

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.
Plain-English guidance below. Severity, DIY steps, costs and parts are our interpretation to help you act, not text from the 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.

1-A21-d31-d41-E11-E21-E31-E41-EA1-Eb2002012022032042082142242272282292322332342352372382422442452462472482492502512522532542572582592622632652692732812832843063573583603623636048151010101310181019102210231025103710681070107110721075107620852908291029142915291629202923292429252926292729282931294029462948294929502951295229552956295729612962296329652965 B29662966 B296829692972D4

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