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F.74 on Vaillant ecoTEC plus Regular

Your boiler's internal water pressure sensor is sending an invalid electrical signal, meaning the system cannot accurately detect the pressure level.

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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 sensor signal in the wrong range (too high)

From this model's manual
Verified against the Vaillant Ecotec Plus Regular installation & service manual, page 34.
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 sensor detects that the water pressure is far higher than the safe operating limit. The most common reason is that the manual filling loop was left slightly open after topping up the system, or the pressure sensor itself has developed an electrical fault and is sending an incorrect high reading to the control board.

DIY fix possible

Check the digital or manual pressure gauge; if it is above 2.5 bar, you need to reduce the pressure.Ensure both valves on the external filling loop are tightly closed to prevent more water entering.Bleed water from a radiator using a bleed key into a container until the pressure gauge returns to between 1.0 and 1.5 bar.

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