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F.28 on Vaillant ecoTEC exclusive 627

Vaillant ecoTEC exclusive 627 fault code F.28

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What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

Start-upfailure:Ignit.unsuccessful | Gasmeterdefectiveorgasflowmonitorhastriggered,airingas,gas flowpressuretoolow,thermalcut-outhastriggered,condensaterouteblocked,incorrectgasinjector,incorrectsparepartgasvalveassembly,valueinD.052doesnotcorrespondtotheprintedvalueonthecurrent gasvalveassembly,faultonthegasvalveassembly,multipleplugon PCBincorrectlypluggedin,breakincableharness,ignitionsystem(ignitiontransformer,ignitioncable,ignitionplug,ignitionelectrode) defective,ionisationflowinterrupted(cable,electrode),incorrectearthing ofproduct,electronicsdefective

From this model's manual
Verified against the Vaillant/Vaillant Vaillantpro 0020193966 04 Ecotec Exclusive System Installation I installation & service manual.
Plain-English guidance below. Severity, DIY steps, costs and parts are our interpretation to help you act, not text from the manual.

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All 120 fault codes on the ecoTEC exclusive 627

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D.118-1D.118-2D.118-3D.118-4D.118-5D.118-6D.118-7D.118-8D.118-9D.118-10D.118-11D.118-12D.118-13D.118-14D.118-15D.118-16F.00F.01F.02F.03F.10F.11F.12F.13F.20F.22F.23F.24F.25F.26F.27F.29F.32F.33F.35F.42F.49F.55F.56F.57F.61F.62F.63F.64F.65F.67F.68F.70F.71F.72F.73F.74F.75F.77F.78F.80F.81F.82F.83F.84F.85F.90F.94S.00S.01S.02S.03S.04S.05S.06S.07S.08S.09S.10S.11S.13S.14S.15S.16S.17S.19S.20S.21S.22S.23S.24S.25S.26S.27S.28S.29S.30S.31S.32S.33S.34S.36S.37S.39S.40S.41S.42S.46S.53S.54S.55S.56S.57S.58S.59S.76S.86S.88S.92S.93S.96S.97S.98S.99

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