Medium
S.41 on Vaillant ecoTEC Pro 30

Your boiler has detected that the water pressure inside the system is getting too high, which may cause a safety relief valve to drip or open.

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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.

Technical description

Water pressure > 2.8 bar

DIY fix possible

Locate your radiators and find a radiator bleed valve with a square nut.Place a cloth and a container underneath the valve.Open the bleed valve slowly to release a small amount of water until the pressure gauge on the front of the boiler drops to between 1.0 and 1.5 bar.

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