How to mend ... 242 Hot Water

We have no hot water?

I have a vaillant Turbo Max VUW GB 242/1E and the central heating works fine, we have no hot water from the ta... [Read more]

No heating but plenty of hot water ?

Here's a strange one. Vaillant VCW 242 EH. Heating cuts out after a couple of seconds but keeps trying to hold... [Read more]

Vaillant Vcw Gb 242 Eh pilot light comes on 4 water but not the heating? ?

Hi, when I turn the hot tap on the pilot light sparks in thye boiler and the water becomes hot. When I turn th... [Read more]

How can I fix my Vaillant combi boiler?

I have a vcw-gb 242 combi boiler and now find the central heating wont fire up. When i turn on the hot water t... [Read more]

How long shoud it take to replace a diaphragm on a Vaillant?

We have a Vaillaint Turbomax VUW 242/1 E,282/1E How long should it take a trained engineer to replace the d... [Read more]

How can I fix my Vaillant 242 Boiler?

I have a Vaillant 242 Boiler that's been playing up lately. I've had a company come and look at it, they've se... [Read more]

No heating, but Hot Water works fine Vaillant VuW 242 failure: F.28 ?

In my case F.28 comes ONLY if heating needs to start. If I open the hot water tap during CH ignition attempt,... [Read more]

Vaillant boiler VCW 242/282 EB, Hot water problems?

Hot water is excellent to other DHW taps in the house. Recently changed Kitchen mixer tap (aereated water ).No... [Read more]

valiant combi 242?

Have to switch on the central heating to get hot water.

Any Guidance on a vaillant Turbo max 242 hot water?

I have found this site quite a usefull ome as have a Vaillant turbomax 242 Combi that like a lot on this site ... [Read more]

how can i get hot water?

i'm not sure what model; boiler i have the bookle is TURBOmax 242/ 1E or 282/1 E. all of a sudden we dont have... [Read more]

No hot water [Valliant boiler, Turbomax VUW 242]?

Just recently my boiler won't heat the water in the bathroom taps or shower, the boiler fires up but the water... [Read more]

Vaillant 242 E - Burners not firing?

Another old boiler where the themostat kicksin the motors start but the flames don't light. At onepoint we co... [Read more]

vaillant vuw 242?

is my diverter valve faulty on the hot water. the heating flow pipe gets hot when the hot water is running and... [Read more]

ignition indicator not comming on zo no heating or water?

I have a vaillant turbomax vuw 242 e, or 282 e and the ignition indicator iz not comming on zo there iz no ho... [Read more]

How can I fix this Valliant problem?

When I turn off my central heating and have turned all the controls off why does the heating still stay on whe... [Read more]

vaillant turbomax 242 no hot water downstairs?

I have c/h and hot water upstairs but the hot tap downstairs gives hot water for less than 1 minute then losse... [Read more]

pressure loss in my Vaillant boiler?

my vaillant boiler model VC GB 242 EH is installed as a pressurised central heating & hot water system. The... [Read more]

Vaillant VCW 242 slow to ignite?

Hi all, I have the above model & have a slight problem, boiler is slow to ignite when heating is calle... [Read more]

Vaillant VCW GB 242 E :- Failure to iginite when central heating demanded?

My Vaillant VCW GB 242 E Combi Compact Wall Mounted Boiler is failing to ignite when the central heating is sw... [Read more]