Low
202 on Worcester Bosch Hideaway 90

Your boiler is working correctly and is simply waiting for a signal from your thermostat to start heating up.

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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

The boiler is waiting – there was a heat demand from the on off or modulating control

Shared across the 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

Check your room thermostat is turned up high enough to call for heatEnsure your programmer or timer is set to an 'On' periodReplace the batteries in your wireless thermostat if the screen is blank

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