Vaillant ecomax 418 refuses to let any of its options be changed - and the system won't run on the default settings. When a value is adjusted you press i to back out, but it just doesn't react when a setting is adjusted. The only way out is to either press reset or +i, and either way it ignores the change just made.

Why? How to solve it?

thanks
NT

On 25/01/2017 17:35, wrote:
Vaillant ecomax 418 refuses to let any of its options be changed -
and the system won't run on the default settings. When a value is
adjusted you press i to back out, but it just doesn't react when a
setting is adjusted. The only way out is to either press reset or +i,
and either way it ignores the change just made.

Why? How to solve it?

You may find some settings will only change in installer mode. There is
usually a way you can select a two digit installer code. Try 18



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Do these have a little battery like computers have to keep the settings?
Brian

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Vaillant ecomax 418 refuses to let any of its options be changed - and the
system won't run on the default settings. When a value is adjusted you press
i to back out, but it just doesn't react when a setting is adjusted. The
only way out is to either press reset or +i, and either way it ignores the
change just made.

Why? How to solve it?

thanks
NT

On 25/01/2017 17:35, wrote:
Vaillant ecomax 418 refuses to let any of its options be changed - and the system won't run on the default settings. When a value is adjusted you press i to back out, but it just doesn't react when a setting is adjusted. The only way out is to either press reset or +i, and either way it ignores the change just made.

Why? How to solve it?

thanks
NT






Are you saying you can alter the values but the boiler is not saving
them? If so are so remembering to save the new value by pressing the i
key until the display stops flashing?

I have made similar errors.


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On Wednesday, 25 January 2017 17:42:43 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 25/01/2017 17:35, tabbypurr wrote:

Vaillant ecomax 418 refuses to let any of its options be changed -
and the system won't run on the default settings. When a value is
adjusted you press i to back out, but it just doesn't react when a
setting is adjusted. The only way out is to either press reset or +i,
and either way it ignores the change just made.

Why? How to solve it?

You may find some settings will only change in installer mode. There is
usually a way you can select a two digit installer code. Try 18

that's another thing it won't do, access the installer settings. Instructions say it's 17 but I'll try 18 too.


NT

On Wednesday, 25 January 2017 19:17:17 UTC, ARW wrote:
On 25/01/2017 17:35, tabbypurr wrote:

Vaillant ecomax 418 refuses to let any of its options be changed - and the system won't run on the default settings. When a value is adjusted you press i to back out, but it just doesn't react when a setting is adjusted. The only way out is to either press reset or +i, and either way it ignores the change just made.

Why? How to solve it?

thanks
NT






Are you saying you can alter the values but the boiler is not saving
them? If so are so remembering to save the new value by pressing the i
key until the display stops flashing?

I have made similar errors.

I can access d0 to d97. I can + & - to give new values. But then pressing i won't get me back out as it always did. I don't remember anything flashing during this process but will check again tomorrow.


NT

On 26/01/2017 01:00, wrote:
On Wednesday, 25 January 2017 17:42:43 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 25/01/2017 17:35, tabbypurr wrote:

Vaillant ecomax 418 refuses to let any of its options be changed -
and the system won't run on the default settings. When a value is
adjusted you press i to back out, but it just doesn't react when a
setting is adjusted. The only way out is to either press reset or +i,
and either way it ignores the change just made.

Why? How to solve it?

You may find some settings will only change in installer mode. There is
usually a way you can select a two digit installer code. Try 18

that's another thing it won't do, access the installer settings. Instructions say it's 17 but I'll try 18 too.

Once its been installed - one of the things you can change is the
installer code. I changed mine to 00 so I could get there without
scrolling through. So its possible yours has been changed. Fortunately
it only goes up to 99, so trying them all is doable.


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On Wednesday, 25 January 2017 19:17:17 UTC, ARW wrote:
On 25/01/2017 17:35, tabbypurr wrote:

Vaillant ecomax 418 refuses to let any of its options be changed - and the system won't run on the default settings. When a value is adjusted you press i to back out, but it just doesn't react when a setting is adjusted. The only way out is to either press reset or +i, and either way it ignores the change just made.

Why? How to solve it?

thanks
NT

Are you saying you can alter the values but the boiler is not saving
them? If so are so remembering to save the new value by pressing the i
key until the display stops flashing?

I have made similar errors.

You got it, just needed to hold the i down awhile.

Thanks,
NT

On Thursday, 26 January 2017 09:04:07 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/01/2017 01:00, tabbypurr wrote:
On Wednesday, 25 January 2017 17:42:43 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 25/01/2017 17:35, tabbypurr wrote:

Vaillant ecomax 418 refuses to let any of its options be changed -
and the system won't run on the default settings. When a value is
adjusted you press i to back out, but it just doesn't react when a
setting is adjusted. The only way out is to either press reset or +i,
and either way it ignores the change just made.

Why? How to solve it?

You may find some settings will only change in installer mode. There is
usually a way you can select a two digit installer code. Try 18

that's another thing it won't do, access the installer settings. Instructions say it's 17 but I'll try 18 too.

Once its been installed - one of the things you can change is the
installer code. I changed mine to 00 so I could get there without
scrolling through. So its possible yours has been changed. Fortunately
it only goes up to 99, so trying them all is doable.

thankfully it wasn't changed!

Cheers
NT

On 26/01/2017 15:27, wrote:
On Thursday, 26 January 2017 09:04:07 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/01/2017 01:00, tabbypurr wrote:
On Wednesday, 25 January 2017 17:42:43 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 25/01/2017 17:35, tabbypurr wrote:

Vaillant ecomax 418 refuses to let any of its options be changed -
and the system won't run on the default settings. When a value is
adjusted you press i to back out, but it just doesn't react when a
setting is adjusted. The only way out is to either press reset or +i,
and either way it ignores the change just made.

Why? How to solve it?

You may find some settings will only change in installer mode. There is
usually a way you can select a two digit installer code. Try 18

that's another thing it won't do, access the installer settings. Instructions say it's 17 but I'll try 18 too.

Once its been installed - one of the things you can change is the
installer code. I changed mine to 00 so I could get there without
scrolling through. So its possible yours has been changed. Fortunately
it only goes up to 99, so trying them all is doable.

thankfully it wasn't changed!

So was it 17 or 18 in the end?


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On Saturday, 28 January 2017 01:47:28 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/01/2017 15:27, tabbypurr wrote:
On Thursday, 26 January 2017 09:04:07 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/01/2017 01:00, tabbypurr wrote:
On Wednesday, 25 January 2017 17:42:43 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 25/01/2017 17:35, tabbypurr wrote:

Vaillant ecomax 418 refuses to let any of its options be changed -
and the system won't run on the default settings. When a value is
adjusted you press i to back out, but it just doesn't react when a
setting is adjusted. The only way out is to either press reset or +i,
and either way it ignores the change just made.

Why? How to solve it?

You may find some settings will only change in installer mode. There is
usually a way you can select a two digit installer code. Try 18

that's another thing it won't do, access the installer settings. Instructions say it's 17 but I'll try 18 too.

Once its been installed - one of the things you can change is the
installer code. I changed mine to 00 so I could get there without
scrolling through. So its possible yours has been changed. Fortunately
it only goes up to 99, so trying them all is doable.

thankfully it wasn't changed!

So was it 17 or 18 in the end?

17. It revealed a whole bunch of data that's not in the instruction book. Who knows what they mean.


NT

On 28/01/2017 01:59, wrote:
On Saturday, 28 January 2017 01:47:28 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/01/2017 15:27, tabbypurr wrote:
On Thursday, 26 January 2017 09:04:07 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/01/2017 01:00, tabbypurr wrote:
On Wednesday, 25 January 2017 17:42:43 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 25/01/2017 17:35, tabbypurr wrote:

Vaillant ecomax 418 refuses to let any of its options be changed -
and the system won't run on the default settings. When a value is
adjusted you press i to back out, but it just doesn't react when a
setting is adjusted. The only way out is to either press reset or +i,
and either way it ignores the change just made.

Why? How to solve it?

You may find some settings will only change in installer mode. There is
usually a way you can select a two digit installer code. Try 18

that's another thing it won't do, access the installer settings. Instructions say it's 17 but I'll try 18 too.

Once its been installed - one of the things you can change is the
installer code. I changed mine to 00 so I could get there without
scrolling through. So its possible yours has been changed. Fortunately
it only goes up to 99, so trying them all is doable.

thankfully it wasn't changed!

So was it 17 or 18 in the end?

17. It revealed a whole bunch of data that's not in the instruction book. Who knows what they mean.

With vaillant boilers there are usually a ton of settings devoted to the
vast range of control options and add ons. So for any given installation
there are usually a bunch that are not applicable.


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