What does the Vaillant S.041 fault code mean?

Your boiler has detected that the water pressure in your heating system is currently too high for safe and efficient operation.

How much does it cost to fix Vaillant error code S.041?

Typical repair cost for the Vaillant S.041 fault is £80-150 including labour.

Vaillant S.041 Fault Code: What It Means & How to Fix It

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

The water pressure in the heating system is too high.

Shared across the range

This code is shared by the boilers in this range, which use the same control board. It may not be printed in this exact variant’s manual.

DIY fix possible

Locate a radiator in your home with a bleed valve.Use a radiator key to slightly open the valve and release some water into a container.Monitor the pressure gauge on your boiler until it drops to the recommended range of 1.0 to 1.5 bar.

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All 172 fault codes on the Turbomax 242/282 1E

Seeing a different code? Every code this model can display, in one place.

Burner lock out indicator F.000 F.001 F.002 F.003 F.010 F.011 F.012 F.013 F.020 F.022 F.023 F.024 F.025 F.027 F.028 F.029 F.032 F.035 F.040 F.042 F.044 F.047 F.049 F.057 F.061 F.062 F.063 F.064 F.065 F.067 F.068 F.070 F.071 F.072 F.074 F.075 F.076 F.077 F.078 F.080 F.081 F.083 F.084 F.085 F.087 F.088 F.089 F.090 F.092 F.095 F.096 F.097 F.105 F.194 F.195 F.196 F.317 F.318 F.320 F.321 F.322 F.323 F.324 F.325 F.326 F.327 F.330 F.334 F.336 F.337 F.338 F.342 F.343 F.344 F.347 F.363 F.707 F.905 Fan operation indicator Flame indicator Hot water demand indicator I.003 I.020 I.144 Ignition indicator L.016 L.022 L.025 L.032 L.095 L.096 L.097 L.105 L.144 L.194 L.195 L.196 L.319 L.320 L.322 L.343 N.013 N.027 N.032 N.089 N.095 N.096 N.097 N.100 N.144 N.194 N.270 N.317 N.319 N.324 N.343 Power on indicator S.000 S.001 S.002 S.003 S.004 S.005 S.006 S.007 S.008 S.009 S.010 S.011 S.012 S.013 S.014 S.015 S.016 S.017 S.019 S.020 S.021 S.022 S.023 S.024 S.025 S.026 S.027 S.028 S.029 S.030 S.031 S.032 S.034 S.039 S.042 S.054 S.057 S.059 S.088 S.091 S.092 S.093 S.096 S.097 S.098 S.109 S.175 S.199 S.326 S.328 S.335 S.341 S.599

Your boiler has detected that the water pressure in your heating system is currently too high for safe and efficient operation.

What the manual says

DIY fix possible

Avoid the next call-out bill

Related fault codes

All 172 fault codes on the Turbomax 242/282 1E

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