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.
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.
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.
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