Medium
S.97 on Vaillant ecoTEC sustain

Your boiler is currently performing an internal health check on its sensors and has temporarily paused heating and hot water to ensure everything is functioning safely.

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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

Automatic test programme: Water pressure sensor, heating and hot water request blocked.

From this model's manual
Verified against the Vaillant Ecotec Sustain installation & service manual, page 50.
Plain-English guidance below. Severity, DIY steps, costs and parts are our interpretation to help you act, not text from the manual.

DIY fix possible

Check the digital or analog pressure gauge to ensure it is between 1.0 and 1.5 barIdentify if the system has recently been refilled, as the boiler may be performing a self-testWait for the cycle to finish as the boiler usually resumes normal operation within a few minutesReset the boiler if the code remains on the screen for more than 15 minutes

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