Medium
S.41 on Vaillant Atmomax

Your boiler has detected that the water pressure is too high, often caused by the filling loop being left open or a fault in the expansion system.

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This fault should be looked at by a Gas Safe engineer within the next week or two. It may get worse if left.

Technical description

Water pressure > 2.8 bar

DIY fix possible

Check that the silver braided filling loop valves are tightly closedBleed water from a radiator using a radiator key to reduce the pressureMonitor the pressure gauge to ensure it returns to between 1.0 and 1.5 barReset the boiler once the pressure is within the normal range

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