High
S.53 on Vaillant ecoTEC plus 618 H system A VU GB 186/5-5 A

Your boiler is pausing its operation temporarily because water is not flowing through the system properly due to low water pressure.

Call an engineer soon

Book a Gas Safe engineer within 24 to 48 hours. Your boiler may be unsafe or could break down completely if left.

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

Product is within the waiting period of the modulation block/operation block function as a result of low water pressure (flow/return spread too large)

From this model's manual
Verified against the Vaillant/Vaillant Ecotec Plus 832 Lpg Vuw Gb 326 5 5 4704459 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.

Engineer required

This is a high severity fault. Stop using the boiler and call a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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