Medium
d.68 on Vaillant ecoFIT Pure 418

Your boiler is struggling to light its flame on the first try, which may eventually lead to it failing to provide heating or hot water if it isn't fixed.

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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

Number of unsuccessful ignitions at 1st attempt

Engineer required

This fault requires a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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