Baxi E133, Ignition failure, no flame detected
HIGHGas supply or ignition electrode fault. Check other gas appliances first; if they work, book a Gas Safe engineer, don't keep resetting.
Same-day repairs for every Baxi model, Platinum, Duo-tec, 400/600/800 and EcoBlue, by Gas Safe engineers who see Baxis every week. Common parts on the van, honest quotes, one-visit fixes where the parts allow.
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Call 020 3000 0000Baxi's Duo-tec and Platinum ranges are workhorses, you'll find them in tens of thousands of London flats and terraces. But like every brand, the patterns are predictable. In hard-water postcodes across the capital we see sludge-driven E110 overheats and E125 circulation faults on systems that have never been flushed. On older Duo-tecs the ignition electrodes drift out of spec and start throwing E133 lockouts, usually on the first cold snap of autumn. E118 low-pressure lockouts are almost always a slow leak on a joint under a floor or behind a bathroom panel, not the boiler itself.
The parts network is strong: Baxi PCBs, fans, pumps and heat exchangers are stocked at every major wholesaler in London, which is why our first-visit fix rate on Baxi is one of the highest of any brand alongside Vaillant and Worcester Bosch. Combine a repair with a proper power flush and a magnetic filter and most Baxis will run cleanly for another decade.
Gas supply or ignition electrode fault. Check other gas appliances first; if they work, book a Gas Safe engineer, don't keep resetting.
Often air in the system, a sticking pump or a blocked filter. A power flush or pump service usually clears it.
Sludge in the heat exchanger or a failed thermistor. Don't keep resetting, the PCB will lock out permanently.
Repressurise to 1.5 bar. If it drops within a week there's a leak, book a trace, don't keep topping up.
Fan motor, flue obstruction or air pressure switch. Engineer only, a blocked flue is a CO risk.
Manufacturer diagnostic required. Often a PCB, but can be a wiring loom on older Duo-tecs.
Showing a different code? Call 020 3000 0000 and read it to us, we'll tell you what it means over the phone, free.
On a 12+ year Baxi with a major fault, we'll give you honest repair-vs-replace numbers on site, see our new boiler installation options.
Fixed quote before work begins, 12-month workmanship guarantee, genuine or manufacturer-approved parts.
"E133 on the coldest morning of the year. Engineer had a new ignition electrode set in the van, fixed inside an hour."
"E125 that another firm had 'fixed' twice. Ours found the pump was on its last legs and swapped it, no return visits since."
"E110 lockout. Diagnosed a sludged heat exchanger, flushed the system and cleared the fault the same day."
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