What does F28 mean on a gas boiler?
Seeing F28 on a boiler may mean that there’s no gas being supplied to your property — and you can check this by trying to turn on other gas appliances in your home. If you find that your range or fireplace aren’t lighting up, chances are that your gas supply has been switched off for one reason or another.
What does F 29 on a Vaillant boiler?
What Does The F29 Error Code Mean? In simple terms, this error code means that the flame inside the boiler which is required to warm the water for the hot water tap or central heating, isn’t lighting up. Until the cause of the fault is found and repaired, the home will have no hot water or heating.
What does F 28 mean on a Vaillant boiler?
The F28 code is displayed when your boiler fails three ignition attempts, resulting in the boiler halting operation and turning off. Vaillant officially defines the F28 error code as an ignition fault.
How do I fix error code F28?
An F28 error code is a common problem that means there is a communication problem with the central control unit. This problem is generally solved by essentially rebooting the control unit. Rebooting the control unit is accomplished in less than 10 minutes, even by the novice.
What does F22 mean on Vaillant boiler?
A F22 error code is a common problem, and means that the water pressure on your boiler has fallen, and that it needs to be increased before the system will run again.
Why is my Vaillant boiler showing an F28 fault code?
It was showing an F28 fault code. This code means that the boiler tried to light unsuccessfully 3 times in a row. It does this as a safety measure to stop a dangerous mixture of unburned gas building up in the boiler. Yes, one of the most common reasons for your Vaillant to show an F28 code is because there’s no gas to your property.
What to do if your Vaillant boiler is not working?
Often, if your boiler isn’t working properly or isn’t functioning at all, there will be a fault code that you can then report to your Gas Safe engineer. One error code which is commonly seen on Vaillant boilers is the F28 fault code.
What should I do if my F28 error code is F28?
Most faults connected to a F28 error code being displayed as gas related. By law, a Gas Safe qualified engineer needs to be used to fix a fault.
What causes an F28 fault on an Ecotec boiler?
This will create an F28 fault. The lead that connects the spark electrode the boiler’s circuit board (also called PCB) can also break. Again, this will prevent the electrode from making a spark, which will stop the boiler lighting and cause an F28 code. This is more of an issue on more recent Ecotec’s from about 2012 onwards.