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S.41 on Vaillant ecoTEC plus 835 H combi A VUW GB 356/5-5

Your boiler has too much water in the system, causing the pressure to rise to a level that is higher than recommended for safe operation.

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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

Water pressure > 2.8 bar

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.

DIY fix possible

Check that the filling loop valves are fully closedBleed a radiator from the top valve to release excess waterMonitor the pressure gauge until it returns to between 1.0 and 1.5 barReset the boiler if the code does not clear automatically

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All 94 fault codes on the ecoTEC plus 835 H combi A VUW GB 356/5-5

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F.00F.01F.02F.03F.10F.11F.12F.13F.20F.22F.23F.24F.25F.26F.27F.28F.29F.32F.42F.49F.52F.53F.54F.56F.57F.61F.62F.63F.64F.65F.67F.68F.70F.71F.72F.73F.74F.75F.77F.78F.80F.81F.83F.84F.85F.90F.91F.92F.93S.00S.01S.02S.03S.04S.05S.06S.07S.08S.10S.11S.13S.14S.15S.16S.17S.20S.21S.22S.23S.24S.25S.26S.27S.28S.30S.31S.32S.34S.39S.40S.42S.46S.53S.54S.57S.58S.61S.62S.63S.76S.96S.97S.98

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