Medium
S.53 on Vaillant ecoTEC plus 937 VUI GB 376/5-5

Your boiler has temporarily paused heating because the water is not flowing properly through 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

Boiler is in waiting period of modulation block/operation block function due to water shortage (flow-return spread too large)

From this model's manual
Verified against the Vaillant/Vaillant Ecotec Plus 937 07 2012 Isim 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 all your radiator valves are fully open to allow good water flow.Check your boiler pressure gauge to ensure it sits between 1 and 1.5 bar, and top it up using the filling loop if it is too low.Bleed your radiators to release any trapped air that might be blocking the water circulation.

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