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Ideal F2 Fault Code in Coventry

Ideal boiler showing F2 in Coventry? On the Logic and Vogue ranges it means the flame was lost. Safe checks first, and what an engineer looks at.

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F2 on an Ideal Logic or Vogue usually means the boiler lit, or tried to, and then lost the flame. In Coventry the everyday causes are a gas supply problem - a prepayment meter out of credit, or low supply pressure - and, from December onwards, a frozen condensate pipe. The less common causes are inside the boiler. Code meanings vary between Ideal models, so check your manual too.
What's involved

Ideal F2 Fault Code in Coventry, done properly

Check the gas supply

If the hob will not light either, it is the supply. Prepayment meters run out quietly, and an empty one gives exactly this fault.

The cold-weather cause

A frozen condensate pipe outside backs up and stops the boiler. Warm water along the pipe, then one reset, clears most of them.

Reset once only

Hold the reset as the manual describes. If F2 returns, leave it off rather than trying again and again.

Inside the boiler

An engineer checks gas pressure, the flame sensing electrode, the fan and the flue. Usually a single part, not a whole boiler.

Good to know

Ideal F2 Fault Code — your questions

Is F2 dangerous?

No - losing the flame makes the boiler shut down safely. Smell gas? Leave the house, do not use switches, and call the National Gas Emergency line on 0800 111 999. A fault code is never a gas leak, but a smell always is.

It started after the gas meter was changed.

Tell whoever changed it. Supply pressure after meter work is a known cause, and it is theirs to put right.

How do I check the engineer is qualified?

Ask for the Gas Safe ID card and look at the back, which lists what they are signed off for.

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