Vaillant ecoTEC Instructions For Use Manual

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4 Instructions for use ecoTEC / 838402-05- The safety valve for the heating water- Any structural changes around the appliance thatcould affect the operational safety of the boiler.a CautionInappropriate modifications can cause damage.Never tamper with the boiler or other parts ofthe system.Never attempt to perform maintenance or re-pairs yourself.- Do not damage or remove seals on components. Onlyauthorised engineers or our customer service may re-moved sealed components.d DangerRisk of scalding.The water coming out of the tap can be veryhot (ecoTEC combination boiler only).a CautionRisk of damage.Do not use sprays, solvents, chlorinated clean-ing agents, paint, adhesives or similar sub-stances in the vicinity of the appliance. Thesesubstances can cause corrosion, including inthe flue system.Installation and settinga ImportantThe appliance must be installed and serviced bya competent person as stated in the Gas Safety(Installation and Use) Regulations 1998. In IE,the installation must be in accordance with thecurrent edition of I.S.813 ‘Domestic Gas Instal-lations’, the current Building Regulations andreference should be made to the current ETCIrules for electrical installation.a CautionThe appliance may only be operated with itscase properly and permanently closed.Otherwise, in unfavourable conditions, materialdamage or even injury or death can result.Filling pressure of the heating systemRegularly check the filling pressure of the heating sys-tem (see 4.3.2).Leaks (ecoTEC combination boiler only)If there is a leak in the water pipes between the appli-ance and the taps, immediately turn off the cold waterservice valve and have your engineer repair the leak.Frost protectionYour boiler is equipped with a frost protection function:If the heating water temperature drops below 5 °C whenthe main switch is ON, then the boiler goes into opera-tion and heats the boiler circuit to approx. 30 °C.h NoteIt cannot be guaranteed that water will circu-late throughout the entire heating system.If the boiler is not operated for several hours duringvery cold weather there is therefore the possibility ofthe system freezing.Please ensure that if you are absent during a period offrost the central heating remains in operation and allrooms are kept above freezing point.It must be remembered, however, that the boiler will beautomatically switched off by the built in monitoring de-vices if certain faults occur, e.g. interruption in the gasor electricity supply or faults in the flue gas system. Toovercome this possibility you can drain both the centralheating system and boiler.h NoteFrost protection and monitoring devices canonly function when the main switch of the unitis set to the “I” position and the boiler is con-nected to the electrical supply.2 Safety