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D.28 on Vaillant ecoTEC plus 612 R1 VU GB 126/3-5

Your boiler is having trouble communicating with an external control or smart home accessory, which might prevent your heating or hot water from turning on correctly.

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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.

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

Switching accessory relay 2

From this model's manual
Verified against the Vaillant/Vaillant Ecotec Plus Pro 839592 05 2006 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 fault occurs when the boiler's main internal computer loses communication with an external control box or smart home wiring module. The most common reason is a loose connection in the wiring or a technical failure within the accessory module itself that tells the boiler when to turn on and off.

Engineer required

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

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Related fault codes

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All 135 fault codes on the ecoTEC plus 612 R1 VU GB 126/3-5

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

3596conConnectionD,11D.0D.1D.2D.3D.4D.5D.7D.8D.9D.10D.12D.13D.17D.18D.20D.22D.23D.25D.27D.30D.33D.34D.35D.40D.41D.44D.47D.50D.51D.60D.61D.64D.65D.67D.68D.69D.70D.71D.72D.75D.76D.77D.78D.80D.81D.82D.83D.84D.90D.91D.93D.96D.97F.0F.1F.10F.11F.13F.20F.22F.23F.24F.25F.27F.28F.29F.32F.49F.61F.62F.63F.64F.65F.67F.70F.71F.72F.73F.74F.75F.76F.77F.78F70P.0P.1P.2P.3P.4P.5P.6S. 2S. 5S.0S.1S.3S.4S.6S.7S.8S.10S.11S.13S.14S.15S.16S.17S.20S.21S.22S.23S.24S.25S.26S.27S.28S.30S.31S.32S.34S.36S.41S.42S.52S.53S.54S.96S.97S.98

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