Medium
P.01 on Vaillant ecoTEC Plus 938

Your boiler has failed while running a specific test used for commissioning or high-power performance checks.

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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

Maximum load test program error

From this model's manual
Verified against the Vaillant Ecotec Plus 826 installation & service manual, page 22.
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 internal diagnostic program fails to complete its high-performance test correctly. It is usually triggered manually by an engineer during a service or installation, and the error suggests that the system couldn't maintain the required heat output to finish the check. The most common reason is a sensor reading an unexpected temperature or the test being interrupted before the sequence was finished.

DIY fix possible

Turn the boiler power off at the wall or fused spurWait 60 secondsTurn the power back on and press the 'Reset' button (indicated by a flame with a line through it)

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