Vaillant aroTHERM fault F.741

Building circuit: return temp. too low

Heat pump

What it means

During de-icing, the return temperature falls below 13 °C. The compressor is blocked while the fault message is present.

Likely causes

  1. During the de-icing, the return temperature falls below 13 °C
  2. Filling pressure outside permitted range causes flashing indication

Where to start

  1. Ensure the minimum installation volume is maintained
  2. Activate the electric back-up heater in the product's control panel and in the system control
  3. Observe whether the filling pressure bar symbol is displayed statically (normal) or flashing (fault - out of range)

The full answer, free

  • 3 more checks in order
  • The readings and component tests from the manual
  • How to put it right, step by step
  • The manual page for this fault (page 36), right under the answer

Safety: Isolate the outdoor unit and any backup heater, and give the inverter capacitors time to discharge before you open the electrics. Anything on the refrigerant circuit needs F-gas certification.

From the Vaillant manual for the aroTHERM. Check the model on the data plate before you order parts.

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