Medium
2956 on Worcester Bosch Greenstar 8000 Life Regular

Your boiler has detected a conflict in its internal settings, likely because the control system has been reset or incorrectly configured during a recent update or installation.

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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

Hydraulic configuration at the boiler activated

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.

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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-Eb200201202203204208214224227228229232233234235237238242244245246247248249250251252253254257258259262263265268269273281283284306357358360362363604815101010131018101910221023102510371068107010711072107510762085290829102914291529162920292329242925292629272928293129402946294829492950295129522955295729612962296329652965 B29662966 B296829692972D4

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