Vaillant F.80 Fault Code
Also written as F80 — same fault.
The Vaillant F.80 fault code means: your boiler is having trouble communicating with the temperature sensor in your hot water storage unit, meaning your water might not heat up correctly.. It appears on 1 Vaillant model in our database.
Technical description: Fault:actoSTORinletsensor OnlyinconjunctionwithF.91 NTCdefective,NTCcabledefective,defectiveplugconnectiononNTC, defectiveplugconnectionontheactoSTORelectronics Sensorplughasshorttoearthtothehousing,shortcircuitincablehar- ness,sensordefective
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Reviewed by the BoilerFaultCodes Editorial Team · Last reviewed 27 April 2026