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S.0 on Vaillant ecoTEC plus 424

Your boiler is currently in standby mode because it has not been asked to provide any heating or hot water at this moment.

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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

Heatingmode:Norequirement

From this model's manual
Verified against the Vaillant/Vaillant Ecotec Plus 610 installation & service manual, page 32.
Plain-English guidance below. Severity, DIY steps, costs and parts are our interpretation to help you act, not text from the manual.

DIY fix possible

Check your room thermostat or programmer settings to ensure a heating request is actually activeTurn up the thermostat dial to see if the boiler status changes to a heating modeNo further action is required as the boiler is functioning correctly

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Related fault codes

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All 72 fault codes on the ecoTEC plus 424

Seeing a different code? Every code this model can display, in one place.

Connectiond.02d.10d.11F.00F.01F.10F.11F.13F.20F.23F.24F.25F.27F.28F.29F.32F.49F.61F.62F.63F.64F.65F.67F.68F.70F.71F.72F.77F.78F.83F.84F.85F.86F.87F.88F.91P.01S.01S.02S.03S.04S.05S.06S.07S.08S.20S.21S.22S.23S.24S.25S.26S.27S.28S.30S.31S.32S.34S.39S.42S.46S.53S.54S.88S.91S.96S.98S.99S.108S.109

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