High
B1 on Worcester Bosch Heatslave

Your boiler's internal computer chip is missing or not making a proper connection, which means the system doesn't know which model it is and has stopped working.

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Book a Gas Safe engineer within 24 to 48 hours. Your boiler may be unsafe or could break down completely if left.

Technical description

Code plug not detected .

Engineer required

This is a high severity fault. Stop using the boiler and call a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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