Medium
S.41 on Vaillant Home System

Your boiler has detected that there is too much water in the system, which puts unnecessary stress on the internal seals and components.

Book a service

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 too high

From this model's manual
Verified against the Vaillant Home System installation & service manual, page 33.
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 that the filling loop valves are fully closed and not leakingLocate a radiator and use a bleed key to remove water through the air ventMonitor the pressure gauge until it returns to between 1.0 and 1.5 barIf pressure continues to rise on its own, call a Gas Safe engineer

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