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What does error code E168 mean on baxi boilers?

I have abaxi Paltinum He33 boiler.
There is an error code of E168 in the display.
Can anybody tell me what this means?
Help!!!

Neil Owens, October 2008

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We have had our Baxi boiler less than 12 months and have already had the engineers out twice. The first time was to do with the fan and the second was E158. A week later after having the 2nd fault fixed we now have error code E168 which is not in the manual. Thankfully we are still under warranty however it's a bit rediculous seen as we it hasn't been in a year yet. Baxi need to get their act together and sort it out because we are absolutely fed up with it. Hopefully we will find out what it is however the other answers on the website have helped.

Kate 'angry customer' Warrington - Cheshire, October 2012

Having just fixed one problem which caused an E168 I understand this a little better now. It seems E168 can indicate many different faults, all related to conditions which make it unsafe to operate the boiler. In my case it was a badly-fitted plug on the safety thermostat which had been removed by the service engineer in order to remove the expansion tank to repressurise it . I pulled it off, fitted it correctly and the condition cleared.

Trevor Daniels, March 2012

Knackered pcb, rubbish boilers anyway they either leak or just pack up completely. Get a glowworm or a woofter bosh!

Paul mcbernard, November 2011

earth problem. check all connections

pat, October 2011

If you've faced an E168 fault, either as an installer or a consumer, please sign the following petition. Please also pass on this petition link to anyone else you know that has suffered this problem. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/e168error/

Stuart Wilson, April 2011

I've had them out 3 times all for this error and they seem totally at a loss as to why it keeps doing this. And so far they've replaced circuit board, cleaned the filters, changed the gas valve and it's still not working. I'm going to print out these answers and see if they can get it working! Landlords problem, but having to sit in and wait all day is a right pain.

Wend, April 2011

e110 is overheat cut out i think .........

me..., March 2011

133 is spark and ignition not 168....168 is a code for "boiler time out" which points to just about n e thing that isnt listed in the other codes. 8 times out of 10 it is the pcb....

me...., March 2011

what does E110 mean

jim, January 2011

After giving error code E133 several dozen times over 2 days & repeatedly being reset I too got error code E168 & it refused to be reset anymore... however, when the engineer came out he just removed a small metal 2 pronged pin adjusted the gap between the pins to 4mm, returned it to the boiler, & then left! Now the boiler is behaving nicely again.... Luckily my boiler is my landlord's problem but please note the machine can tell porkies which may cost you dearly if your repair man doesn't check this too!!!!

Relieved to have hot water!!!, July 2010

errore baxi 168 e dovuto al disturbo sulla linea di alimentazione 230v esempio variatori elettronici senza il filtro rc. errore provato e testato.ideale inserire un filtro rc su alimentazione caldaia.

claudio, April 2010

does code E168 come under a manufacturers fault? as my boiler is over 2 years old.

James, February 2010

E168 isnt in the manual error code list. It isnt available online either.

I was informed by the BAXI engineer its the PCB (circuit board). My 12 month new HE33 needed a new one, and twelve months to the day (today) it has gone again. I have one day left on my warranty.

Im not sure where they make these PCB's but Im not happy.

Regards

Gary 'PCB' Smith, November 2009

i had the same problem luck enough i still had baxi warranty they came along and replaced the electronic circuit board, worked like new

bobby, March 2009

boiler fault code E168 means igniter and spark generator faulty ie the generator isnt producing a strong enough spark therfore the boiler will try 3 more attempts then lock out a reset sometimes clears the fault temporarily

CHRIS, January 2009

I have just had the same problem. I phoned Baxi UK and they sent round a service guy. He advised that this is a software glitch. Apparently a load of boilers for the UK market were sent with Italian circuit board. This code mans something in Italy but not the UK. He has replaced the circuit board under warrantee.

Philip, October 2008

E168???? E160 is fan / fan wiring fault

iain, October 2008

link Click here to see other fixes for Baxi E168.