Medium
EF 349 on Worcester Bosch Greenstar CDi Compact

Your boiler has detected that your radiators are not absorbing enough heat, or your water is struggling to circulate through the system correctly.

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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.

Technical description

Central heating, boil detect. Large delta T despite minimum burner. The boiler is operating at minimum burner load and there is a greater than 18°C Flow & Return temperature difference.

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

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