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D.90 on Vaillant ecoTEC

Your boiler is currently waiting for the digital control system to finish communicating, which usually means it is temporarily busy rather than broken.

Monitor it

This is a minor fault. Keep an eye on it and mention it at your next annual boiler service. Reset the boiler and see if it clears.

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

Digital regulator status

From this model's manual
Verified against the Vaillant Ecotec 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.

What causes this fault?

This code appears when the boiler's internal computer is trying to pair or exchange data with smart thermostats or external plug-in controls. It occurs because there is a brief delay or 'handshake' process happening between the boiler and the digital programmer. Most of the time, this is simply a temporary status message rather than a permanent hardware failure.

DIY fix possible

Check if any smart thermostats (like Hive, Nest, or vSMART) are currently updating their softwareTurn the boiler off at the main switch, wait 30 seconds, and turn it back onWait 10 minutes to see if the status clears automatically after communication is restored

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