High
F.41 on Vaillant Turbomax Plus VUW 242E

Your boiler’s internal computer has lost its memory regarding the type of gas it should use, causing it to stop working for safety reasons.

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Book a Gas Safe engineer within 24 to 48 hours. Your boiler may be unsafe or could break down completely if left.

Technical description

(837/637 only) | No setting for the type of gas is stored | Set gas type in PCB (see page 30)

Engineer required

This is a high severity fault. Stop using the boiler and call a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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