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S.23 on Vaillant ecoTEC plus Regular

Your boiler is currently going through the normal steps to light the flame and start heating your home.

Monitor it

This is a minor fault. Keep an eye on it and mention it at your next annual boiler service. Reset the boiler and see if it clears.

What the manual says

Manufacturer manual

Hotwaterhandlingmode:Burnerignition

From this model's manual
Verified against the Vaillant Ecotec Plus Regular installation & service manual, page 32.
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 is actually a status code rather than a fault, occurring every time your boiler prepares to provide heating or hot water. It indicates that the system is safely working through its internal checks to spark the burner and establish a flame. If the boiler stays stuck on this code without firing up, it usually suggests a temporary delay in the ignition process.

DIY fix possible

This fault may be fixable without an engineer. Check your manual first.

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