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208 on Worcester Bosch Greenstar 8000 Style Combi

Your boiler has been accidentally switched into a specific testing mode used by engineers to check emissions, which is why it is ignoring your normal heating and hot water settings.

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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

Chimney sweep demand

Shared across the Greenstar 8000 Style 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

Locate the wrench or chimney sweep icon on your boiler's control panel.Press and hold the chimney sweep button for several seconds until the indicator light goes out.Restart the boiler using the reset button if it does not immediately return to normal operation.

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All 33 fault codes on the Greenstar 8000 Style Combi

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

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