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F.867Float air vent valve in the outdoor unit has responded
Name in the manufacturer's documentation (service manual): Float air vent valve in the outdoor unit has responded
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In plain words (editorial)
The float air vent valve in the outdoor unit has responded and the heat pump is off. The manual names too much air during venting, a faulty quick-action air vent valve, or refrigerant in the float air vent valve, and warns that escaping refrigerant can lead to explosions resulting in very serious injuries. If the message appears during operation: isolate the system from the power supply and notify Viessmann technical service.
When to call a service technician: During normal operation: switch the system off and call Viessmann technical 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)
- Message during venting: check the quick-action air vent valve; replace if required[5]
- Message during venting: restart filling programme[6]
- Message during operation: isolate the system from the power supply[7]
- Message during operation: shut off the hydraulic connection between the indoor and outdoor unit[8]
- Message during operation: notify Viessmann technical service[9]
What the device does (source text)
- Heat pump off[10]
Safety notes from the documentation
- Escaping refrigerant can lead to explosions that result in very serious injuries[11]
⚠ 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] Viessmann – Service instructions: System configuration and diagnosis for heat pumps with Viessmann One Base (6194799 GB, 3/2022) (6194799 GB (3/2022)) , p. 64 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Float air vent valve in the outdoor unit has respon-
- [2] Viessmann – Service instructions: System configuration and diagnosis for heat pumps with Viessmann One Base (6194799 GB, 3/2022) (6194799 GB (3/2022)) , p. 64 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Too much air in the sec-
- [3] Viessmann – Service instructions: System configuration and diagnosis for heat pumps with Viessmann One Base (6194799 GB, 3/2022) (6194799 GB (3/2022)) , p. 64 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Quick-action air vent
- [4] Viessmann – Service instructions: System configuration and diagnosis for heat pumps with Viessmann One Base (6194799 GB, 3/2022) (6194799 GB (3/2022)) , p. 64 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Refrigerant present in the float air vent valve
- [5] Viessmann – Service instructions: System configuration and diagnosis for heat pumps with Viessmann One Base (6194799 GB, 3/2022) (6194799 GB (3/2022)) , p. 64 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Check the quick-action air vent valve.
- [6] Viessmann – Service instructions: System configuration and diagnosis for heat pumps with Viessmann One Base (6194799 GB, 3/2022) (6194799 GB (3/2022)) , p. 64 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Restart filling programme.
- [7] Viessmann – Service instructions: System configuration and diagnosis for heat pumps with Viessmann One Base (6194799 GB, 3/2022) (6194799 GB (3/2022)) , p. 64 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Isolate the system from the pow-
- [8] Viessmann – Service instructions: System configuration and diagnosis for heat pumps with Viessmann One Base (6194799 GB, 3/2022) (6194799 GB (3/2022)) , p. 64 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Shut off the hydraulic connection between the indoor and outdoor unit.
- [9] Viessmann – Service instructions: System configuration and diagnosis for heat pumps with Viessmann One Base (6194799 GB, 3/2022) (6194799 GB (3/2022)) , p. 64 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Notify Viessmann Werke Techni-
- [10] Viessmann – Service instructions: System configuration and diagnosis for heat pumps with Viessmann One Base (6194799 GB, 3/2022) (6194799 GB (3/2022)) , p. 64 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
F.867 Heat pump off
- [11] Viessmann – Service instructions: System configuration and diagnosis for heat pumps with Viessmann One Base (6194799 GB, 3/2022) (6194799 GB (3/2022)) , p. 64 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Escaping refrigerant can lead to explosions that result in very serious injuries.