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F.9 on Viessmann Vitodens 200-W B2HE-11

Your boiler has lost track of the temperature of the hot water it sends to your taps, so it may stop heating your hot water while your central heating can usually carry on working.

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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

Lead break, DHW outlet temperature sensor

From this model's manual
Verified against the Viessmann/Viessmann Vitodens 100 W Wb1a installation & service manual.
Plain-English guidance below. Severity, DIY steps, costs and parts are our interpretation to help you act, not text from the manual.

Engineer required

This fault requires a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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All 170 fault codes on the Vitodens 200-W B2HE-11

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F.7F.8F.10F.11F.12F.13F.14F.15F.16F.29F.30F.49F.50F.57F.58F.59F.62F.63F.65F.67F.68F.69F.70F.71F.72F.73F.74F.77F.89F.91F.92F.93F.94F.100F.104F.142F.160F.161F.162F.163F.182F.183F.184F.185F.299F.342F.345F.346F.348F.349F.350F.351F.352F.353F.354F.355F.357F.359F.361F.365F.366F.367F.368F.369F.370F.372F.373F.375F.377F.378F.380F.381F.382F.383F.384F.385F.386F.387F.388F.395F.396F.399F.400F.401F.402F.403F.404F.405F.406F.408F.410F.416F.417F.418F.425F.426F.427F.428F.429F.430F.432F.433F.436F.437F.440F.441F.442F.443F.444F.445F.446F.447F.448F.449F.450F.451F.452F.453F.454F.455F.456F.457F.458F.461F.462F.463F.464F.467F.468F.471F.473F.474F.517F.527F.528F.530F.538F.539F.540F.542F.543F.544F.545F.546F.547F.574F.575F.576F.577F.578F.579F.580F.581F.582F.666F.667F.668F.669F.670F.671F.672F.673F.682F.683F.684I.55I.56I.57I.59

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