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F.16 Storage tank sensor short circuit (solar/backup)
What the control is telling you
No solar DHW heating or central heating backup; short circuit on the tank sensor.
Applies to: Vitodens 200-W B2HE 85, 120, 150, 199
Likely causes
- Shorted tank sensor
Test and repair steps
- Check the storage tank temperature sensor.
- Measure sensor input on the electronics module: about 3.3 V DC with sensor unplugged.
Models that show this code
4 models in Vitodens 200-W B2HE
Other codes on the same units
- F.14 Outside temperature sensor short circuit
- F.142 CAN bus communication error
- F.143 Fan overheating (air mass flow sensor / recirculation)
- F.15 Storage tank sensor open circuit (solar/backup)
- F.160 CAN bus communication error (external/internal)
- F.161 BCU data memory access error
- F.163 BCU memory checksum error
- F.180 Gas pressure too low
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Source: Viessmann Vitodens 200-W B2HE 85/120/150/199 Service Instructions 6167 813-24 (09/2026), Fault messages, p.62-73. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.
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