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Vaillant uniSTOR Pure vs Plus: Manuals and Dimensions

Installation manuals

Both manuals cover Pure and Plus, slimline and standard diameter. Choose by plumbing package.

24 July 2025 editions. Dimensions: pages 30-31. Technical data: Appendix D.

Pure: external expansion. Plus: internal expansion. Both come in 490 mm slimline and 580 mm standard versions, with pre-plumbed options.

uniSTOR Pure

External expansion vessel. Slimline: 90-210 litres. Standard: 150-300 litres.

Vaillant uniSTOR Pure pre-plumbed slimline cylinder with optional buffer below, against a green wall
Pure, pre-plumbed with optional buffer. Vaillant brochure.

Pure slimline · 490 mm diameter

Size Height A
90 L 990 mm
150 L 1520 mm
175 L 1745 mm
210 L 2000 mm

Pure standard · 580 mm diameter

Size Height A
150 L 1139 mm
175 L 1299 mm
210 L 1544 mm
250 L 1799 mm
300 L 2024 mm

uniSTOR Plus

Internal expansion. Slimline: 150-210 litres. Standard: 150-300 litres.

Two Vaillant uniSTOR Plus slimline cylinders with optional buffers below, against a green wall
Plus cylinders with optional buffers. Vaillant brochure.

Plus slimline · 490 mm diameter

Size Height A
150 L 1520 mm
175 L 1745 mm
210 L 2000 mm

Plus standard · 580 mm diameter

Size Height A
150 L 1139 mm
175 L 1299 mm
210 L 1544 mm
250 L 1799 mm
300 L 2024 mm

Height discrepancy: Vaillant's standard-range webpage quotes different heights from the manual. See the comparison below. These tables quote the manual's A heights. Optional buffers and service space are additional. Dimensions A-H have a ±5 mm tolerance.

Minimum clearances

Front: 400 mm. Above: 5 mm. Left: 85 mm. Right: 25 mm, as viewed in the drawing.

Vaillant minimum clearances: 400 mm front, 5 mm above, 85 mm left and 25 mm right
8000014609_07, section 4.4.1, p16. Select to enlarge. The non-pre-plumbed manual gives the same clearances.

Connection drawings

A = height. I = body diameter. J = drawn overall depth: 520 mm slimline, 636 mm standard. Use the full model row for the connection heights; Pure and Plus differ.

Vaillant manual drawing of a non-pre-plumbed cylinder, with A-K dimension labels
Non-pre-plumbed. Extract from 8000014621_07, p30. Select to enlarge.
Vaillant manual drawing of a pre-plumbed cylinder, with pipework and A-K dimension labels
Pre-plumbed. Extract from 8000014609_07, p30. Select to enlarge.

Full connection dimensions from the manual

Non-pre-plumbed models, pages 30-31. All dimensions in mm except angle K. On a phone, swipe the table or open the image.

Manual table of A-K dimensions for Pure and Plus slimline and standard cylinders
8000014621_07, p30. Open full-size table.
Continued manual table: A-K dimensions for uniSTOR Plus 250 and 300 litre standard cylinders
p31 continuation: Plus 250 and 300 L.

Frequently asked questions

What does each model suffix mean?

  • ES: Pure, standard diameter, non-pre-plumbed.
  • PPES: Pure, standard diameter, pre-plumbed.
  • SLES: Pure, slimline, non-pre-plumbed.
  • SLPPES: Pure, slimline, pre-plumbed.
  • IAES: Plus, standard diameter, non-pre-plumbed.
  • PPIAES: Plus, standard diameter, pre-plumbed.
  • SLIAES: Plus, slimline, non-pre-plumbed.
  • SLPPIAES: Plus, slimline, pre-plumbed.

Are pre-plumbed cylinders the same height?

The two manuals list the same A heights and I diameters for equivalent sizes. Use the pre-plumbed drawing for its fitted pipework and the exact model row for connection positions.

Manual and webpage heights: which is correct?

For the 210 litre standard cylinder, the manual says 1544 mm and Vaillant's standard-range webpage says 1549 mm. I only found this discrepancy while researching this page. I'll update the page once I've confirmed the height on site.

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