Medium
N.317 on Vaillant ecoTEC plus 940 VUI 30/40CS/1-5

Your boiler is struggling to detect if water is flowing through your hot water pipes, which usually means it cannot start heating your water properly.

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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

The signal for the volume flow sensor in the domestic hot water circuit is implausible.

From this model's manual
Verified against the Vaillant/Vaillant Vaillantpro 0020308121 05 Ecotecplus Storage Combi Installation 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.

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This fault requires a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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Related fault codes

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All 125 fault codes on the ecoTEC plus 940 VUI 30/40CS/1-5

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194F.000F.001F.002F.003F.010F.011F.012F.013F.020F.022F.023F.024F.025F.027F.028F.029F.032F.035F.040F.042F.044F.047F.049F.057F.061F.062F.063F.064F.065F.067F.068F.070F.071F.072F.074F.075F.076F.077F.078F.080F.081F.083F.084F.085F.087F.088F.089F.090F.092F.095F.096F.097F.105F.194F.195F.196F.317F.318F.320F.321F.322F.323F.324F.325F.326F.327F.330F.334F.336F.337F.338F.342F.343F.344F.347F.363F.707F.905I.003I.020I.144L.016L.022L.025L.032L.095L.096L.097L.105L.144L.194L.195L.196L.319L.320L.322L.343N.013N.027N.032N.089N.095N.096N.097N.100N.144N.194N.270N.319N.324N.343P.000P.001P.003P.008P.021T.001T.002T.003T.004T.005T.006T.007

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