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F.737Condensation temperature too high
Name in the manufacturer's documentation (service manual): Condensation temperature too high
[1]
In plain words (editorial)
The condensation temperature is too high for compressor operation. The manual names external heat fed into the building circuit, an overfilled refrigerant circuit, too low flow in the building circuit, or too high temperatures on the relevant side.
When to call a service technician: Contact a competent heating engineer (installer or Vaillant customer service).
✎ editorial – written from the cited sources, not a manufacturer statement. Status: draft.
For technicians
Possible causes (source text)
Steps given by the manufacturer (source text)
- Reduce or stop the external heat that is entering[6]
- Check the back-up heater (heats up even though it is off in the sensor/actuator test?)[7]
- Check the EEV (does the EEV move to the limit stop? Use the sensor/actuator test)[8]
- Check the compressor outlet sensor, compressor outlet temperature sensor (TT135) and high-pressure sensor[9]
- Check the refrigerant filling volume for overfilling[10]
- Check whether the service valves on the outdoor unit are open.[11]
- Check the air volume flow in cooling mode for sufficient flow rate[12]
- Checking the heating pump[13]
- Check the building circuit flow rate[14]
⚠ Work on refrigerant circuits, mains electricity and PV DC wiring is for qualified technicians only.
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Sources
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- [1] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
F.737 Condensation temperature too high
- [2] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Temperature in the environment circuit (cooling mode) or building circuit (heating mode) too high for compressor operation
- [3] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Feed-in of external heat into the building circuit
- [4] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Refrigerant circuit overfilled
- [5] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Insufficient flow rate in the building circuit
- [6] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Reduce or stop the external heat that is entering
- [7] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Check the back-up heater (heats up even though it is off in the sensor/actuator test?)
- [8] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Check the EEV (does the EEV move to the limit stop? Use the sensor/actuator test)
- [9] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Check the compressor outlet sensor, compressor outlet temperature sensor (TT135) and high-pressure sensor
- [10] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Check the refrigerant filling volume for overfilling
- [11] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Check whether the service valves on the outdoor unit are open
- [12] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Check the air volume flow in cooling mode for sufficient flow rate
- [13] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Checking the heating pump
- [14] Vaillant uniTOWER plus VIH QW 190/6 E – Operating, installation and maintenance instructions (0020291525_05) (0020291525_05) , p. 61 official manufacturer document quote verified
Check the building circuit flow rate