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S.54 on Vaillant ecoTEC plus 835 H combi A VUW GB 356/5-5

Your boiler has temporarily paused heating because it has detected low water pressure in the system.

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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

Product is within the waiting period of the operation blocking function as a result of low water pressure (temperature gradient)

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

Locate the filling loop connected to your system pipework.Open the valves gradually to top up the system pressure until the gauge reads between 1.0 and 1.5 bar.Close the valves tightly and check the pressure settles correctly before resetting the boiler.

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