Bosch Heat Pump: Force cooling for charging with the FORCE button
Force cooling for charging with the FORCE button on a Bosch heat pump: A short press of FORCE (SW1) while the unit runs in cooling puts it in forced full-capacity operation for checking charge. On IDS 2.0 the display then shows a bar symbol followed by the compressor frequency.
Applies to: BOVA IDS 2.0, IDS Premium Connected and IDS Light heat pumps
How to fix force cooling for charging with the force button: step by step
- Start the system in cooling mode
- Short press the FORCE button on the outdoor board
- Allow about 10 minutes to ramp up and 20 minutes to stabilise before taking charging readings
If the unit shows an error code, look it up: Bosch Heat Pump codes
Models
Bosch IDS 2.0
BOVA-36HDN1-M20GBOVA-60HDN1-M20G
Bosch IDS Light
Bosch IDS Premium Connected
Source: Bosch IDS Premium Connected BTC 762003301 D (02.2025), 17.2 Subcooling Charging p.43-44; IDS 2.0 service Rev3 (07.2021), 10.2.2 Force Mode Operation p.32. Written in our own words as a summary; always check the original manual.
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