Medium
10 on Chaffoteaux Sterling FF

Your boiler is struggling to maintain a steady temperature and is repeatedly turning its internal burner on and off to compensate.

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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

Rapid cycling high/low or high/low/off

Engineer required

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

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