Low water pressure.
Re-pressurise to 1–1.5 bar using the filling loop.
Fault code finder
Ideal boiler fault codes.
Ideal Logic and Vogue boilers show F (fault) and L (lockout) codes. Here’s what the most common ones mean, and what to do about each.
Safe to try
Flame loss.
Check the gas supply and a possible frozen condensate pipe, then reset.
Fan fault.
This needs a Gas Safe engineer.
Ignition lockout: the boiler failed to light.
Check the gas supply and condensate pipe. Reset once. If it locks out again, call us.
Codes vary between Ideal models, so check your manual. Reset once only, and never remove the casing.
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FAQs
Ideal codes: your questions.
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What does Ideal fault code F1 mean?
Low water pressure. Re-pressurise to 1–1.5 bar using the filling loop.
What does Ideal fault code F2 mean?
Flame loss. Check the gas supply and a possible frozen condensate pipe, then reset.
What does Ideal fault code F3 mean?
Fan fault. This needs a Gas Safe engineer.
What does Ideal fault code L2 mean?
Ignition lockout: the boiler failed to light. Check the gas supply and condensate pipe. Reset once. If it locks out again, call us.
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