Baxi showing E160 in Brownhills? The boiler could not confirm its fan was running correctly. What you can check from outside, and what needs an engineer.
E160 on a Baxi is a fan fault. Before lighting, the boiler runs a fan to push old air out through the flue. It checks that the fan reaches the right speed. If it does not, the boiler will not light.
The fan itself can wear. The wiring can fail. The flue can be partly blocked outside.
Apart from a look at the flue terminal and a single reset, E160 is an engineer job. Your manual confirms the meaning for your model. Bungalows around Brownhills often have flues exposed to the wind, which is worth mentioning.
A normal start has a steady hum. Grinding, rattling or silence where the hum should be points to the fan itself.
Look at where the flue leaves the wall. Birds' nests, ivy or a bin bag caught against it can all upset the fan check. Do not poke inside it.
A single reset rules out a one-off glitch. If E160 comes back, switch off and leave the case closed.
Usually the fan assembly or its connection. An engineer will test the fan and the flue and confirm the boiler burns cleanly afterwards.
A fan swap is normally a single visit of around two hours, once the part is in hand. Some models need the part ordered. The engineer confirms that after testing.
A photo of the display and the model badge. Tell us what you hear at start-up and where the flue leaves the house.
The boiler stopped because it could not confirm the flue was being cleared, which is the safe choice. A gas smell always needs a call to 0800 111 999 from outside the house.
Modern boilers push fumes out through a sealed flue. The fan is part of that, so the boiler will not fire without it.
No. It sits inside the sealed case with the gas parts, which is engineer-only territory.
Whether the fan, its wiring or the flue is at fault, and whether the part is on the van. The engineer finds the cause first, then explains the job and the cost.
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