Medium
d.77 on Vaillant ecoFIT Pure 418

Your boiler is struggling to bring your hot water cylinder up to the required temperature within the expected time limit.

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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

Max. cylinder reheating

DIY fix possible

Check that the thermostat on your hot water cylinder is not set to an unusually high temperature.Ensure the valves on the pipes leading to your hot water cylinder are fully open.Verify that your heating and hot water controls/timer are calling for heat correctly.

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