I do believe I will call for my warranty replacement anyway as it is likely needed. We really need to tell the government to BUTT OUT of our lives, Big Brother wants to be my mommy and save me from myself. Im looking for a replacement LPG gas control in Mexico (Im close to the border). combustion chamber. Wife called whirlpool Monday. Thanks for at least giving me some temporary hope (how to reset the white button) on my stubborn heater and for making me smile while you did it. Is it flashing at you? Regarding 7 flashes means Gas Control electronic fault The combo of using the battery trick as well as just running wires from the posts rather than unscrewing the module worked perfectly. If at first you dont succeed, try, try again. She did say they were including a return label if I would be so kind to return the faulty part so they could examine why these are giving out so quickly. Fixed it last night and still have hot water this morning. Awesome! I was getting the 8-3 flashing code which said to replace the Gas Control Valve. When I contacted Rheem again, without hesitation they said they were Fed-Exing me a new valve. Hot water is a good thing!! If it does not open then that means the pilot did not stay on. Im just saying that you dont have to install the whole valve, but can just swap out the parts you need to make the old one work again. : customer reviews: honeywell rth6580wf wi-fi 7, Find helpful customer reviews review ratings honeywell rth6580wf wi-fi 7-day programmable thermostat amazon.. read honest unbiased product reviews. Lit right up. All that Sears tried to do was sell me a warranty extension for $199. After going through this ordeal, I had the pretty much the same experience as ColdShowerMan. $49.89. Resideo WT8840B1500 - WT8840 Water Heater Gas Valve Control, NG - 2" Spud, 5" W.C.- WATER HEATER GAS VALVE, STANDING PILOT WITH PIEZO, SETPOINT 55-155F, SPUD LENGTH = 2", BRACKET= CENTERED, REGULATOR SETTING= 5" W.C., GAS TYPE=NATURAL GAS <br><br> The WT8840 series is the Water Heater Control for trade use to replace WV8840 valves used in AO Smith and Bradford White Water Heaters. I reset it and it worked again for a few days. The next steps may void the warranty, and Now DISCLAIMER: Do not try this at home: Thank you Tyler and all the great contributors on this thread. Mwa-ha-ha-ha! The government mandates all this crap that fails! Well, tried this with TWO circuit boards (one was original w/red LED, the second was replacement w/white LED). limit (Temperature Cut-Out [TCO]) function. Wish you had shown a pic of the screwdriver touching the 2 posts. Thanks for taking the time to post this. 4:Follow directions to lite the pilot-light. terminals that eliminate the need to splice and crimp wire, elliptical mounting holes, a large wiring channel that provides plenty of room to route wires and a convenient hinged case cover, our eas. I had a failing honeywell on my AOS smith water heater this morning. Anyways DBs method DOES WORK! Thanks to this thread and bigger thanks to David Boone and the follow on info from CrankyTenants, after 10+ days without hot water and zero expense my water heater is now performing as intended again. Maybe a result of their desire to protect themselves against scald claims and the programmers misunderstanding of high hot might have to be to deliver hot at a faucet that is 75 feet from the tank and serviced by uninsulated lines? I woke up on a Saturday morning to this issue and used your Fault Clear instructions and they WORKED! Your expert advice was successful. Instead of a red flashing light it has a White flashing light. This is how you can un-fault the Controller or make it check for a fault again (and clear the fault). Preferably one that doesnt use that stupid Honeywell valve. Holy Shite.Im at the end of my gas heater nightmare with one thing left to doreplace the whole valve and im back and runningwas researching whether to do it myself, then ran into this article about the dreaded four flashesalready had the valve, and presto, in 10 minutes I had a working water heaterI love the Internetand Tyler, you are my new hero. Pilot is lit but the led will not blink red at all it, how to reset this valve. Got 7 blinking lights burner came on and back to 1 blinking light. The GE people walked me through a reset process over the phone and it fired right up. When the pilot wont light and there are no flashes, the problem is generally that the heating chamber got too hot and tripped the safety interlock. and cannot get circuit board outtheres a screw of some sort and and something that looks like glass attached before it will let go? I have a 2 yr old whirlpool 30 gal gas model with the Honeywell valve unit. My light is now white instead of red and the electronic board appears slightly different. Speaker wire. Im going to take everyone elses lead and call for a replacement valve. Note which color is on which side. Would appreciate any info on fixing the WHITE Light Gas valve. I pay $30 for overnight shipping for a replacement unit. So far, so good but was looking up things that could go wrong and found this page. That said, I decided to tackle this replacement as I wasnt going to shell out a couple hundred for someone to come in and do it. I got right on the phone to service again and the first person said they would send out another Gas Control Valve, this time no charge for the shipping. So while they said just use the sealant through out, I actually used a combination of both. Although the Frankinvalving wasnt an option/didnt work, it did show me what I was up against, introduced me to others who have had the same problem and what everyones resolution was. After just a couple of minutes the code changed to 1 and now I have hot water. The pins have very thin (about 28-30 gauge) wires that are going to electromagnetic solenoid that has a metal armature that covers a hole. My tank is fed solar preheated water, and so far, that water has been warm enough that the main propane burner has never fired with the thermostat set to LOW, so I was just curious. Plug the cord back in Their knowledge and expertise has a value. After about ten minutes the flashes changed back to the normal one flash operation. It is also an adjustable regulator that insures proper gas pressure for combustion. I tried letting the circuit board sit, unplugged, for an hour and a half but that did not clear the four flash code. Can you let me know if your WH is still working? The Right top Pin is the main gas valve. The cover is still attached to the back of the unit by a colorful ribbon of wires, with a plug at the end that connects to the circuit board. First, do NOT buy any water heater with this type of controller (you can zoom in on the ad pic. The water heater wouldnt re-light, but I noticed that the indicator was blinking four times in succession. Thanks guys!!! This option is great because it saves you a lot of plumbing and headaches replacing the old valve. THANK YOU! I suspect that shorting the posts is the way the Sears tech did it the first time. I would like to get my hands on the jerk that designed that piece of sh___. I have set a reminder in outlook to drain my tank once a year from now on. Had to do it twice for it to reset. Cant see internally if it is different. 17 product ratings. Looking for a new appliance retailer who values its customers. Function: The gas valve is a low voltage control (usually 24 VAC) that allow gas into the combustion chamber. Honewell sent a new one for free, excl Fed ex cost of $35. One of the comments below, describes a way to do this by hooking a battery to a couple of connection points on the board. BTW To those who are confused about the poststhey are not on the circuit board or between the board & cover. Wow, amazing! Im keeping your method in my hip pocket, though, because it is much simpler. Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Honeywell RTH6580WF Wi-Fi 7 Resetting #$%@!! I have a slight modification to make it even easier!!! When the pilot is lit, it will only glow blue, and not look this intense. thank u CT. U and DB are $$ saversfor now anyway..LOL! > How can this have been going on for years and not have been fixed? Shut off the pilot, remove the cover and reconnect the three wire connector to the circuit board. I want to send you a gift..paypal?? Thanks all and internet! Now it is one-blinking again. Clearly the valve controller is mis-designed. What is top left pin and the top right pin you arereferring to, while holdingcircuit board still inside the controllerassembly and facing towards me which corner are youreferring to, can you please give me some details or a picture thatwould be great. I did call Whirlpool and told them that the new valve they sent was broken and they did send another replacement free overnight. What a pile of JUNK!!! On the board? step by step please for dummies. I spoke with Whirlpool (Honeywell gas valve) and they sent me a new valve. Folks, here is the problem with this controller design. WV8840B1109 WV8840B1110 WT8840B1500 WV8840B1059 WV8840B1117 WV8840B1118. When I checked the water heater the status light was not blinking at all. It installed easily. 2. I had the first valve replaced under the one year warranty but sears will not replace the valve under the six year warranty. Then This year the pilot went out and I tried to re-light by pressing the red knob pointed at PILOT and pressing the square igniter button. as the faint click was heard and the flashing light reappeared, it was now only blinking once! $211.94. A few days ago I noticed that the combustion was very loud, like the flame was pulsating or something (I didnt know I had a pulsejet at home). US Government safety features. Never had this problem with old fashioned hot water heaters. Looks like you guys have saved a lot of people a lot of $$! I bought the rheem propane water heater6 months ago now its giving me problem 2 blinks every 3 secondsTHERMOPILE voltage low. I have 4 blinking lights. Im 67, and have somehow managed not to blow myself up without a FV sensor by not keeping flammable stuff by open flames, like water heaters and furnaces. You need to drain the tank completely because the valve sensor is about one inch diameter probe that screws into the side of the tank from the back of the valve. I have not had hot water since Thursday night. > little white reset button doesnt seem to have any effect!?! I may have gotten lucky too. Hope this information helps! I was afraid of cooking the old board. I took the battery idea and did a minor mod. Atleast it did for me. Use a flat tip screwdriver and remove the housing by putting the blade into the two top tabs and depressing slightly. The Whirlpool helpline says I have to replace the gas valve. I have the same set up as rdarnitall on 31 December 2014 at 7:28 pm and I just wanted to say thanks for that reset procedure, it worked for me. Oh and THISis what it looks like in the little window when your BURNERSare running (water heater is heating). And two finger-pressable connectors at the top. Called Whirlpool, got the run-around everyone else is getting, called a few plumbers who were all in the $150+/hour. I bet between all of us we could design a much better water heater. I told them I had four flashes and the serial number. Rheem gets my congrats for the great support and fast shipping. They would have to diagnosis the water heater and then order the part, and then come back again to install at an additonal service price. The reset button only works if the overheating occurred in the heating chamber. I installed the new valve and cleaned up the mess. Its funny how a grown man can get so excited in satisfaction from getting this $%&)%^ing thing working againif anyone would have seen me they may have thought I just won the lottery with all the fist pumping and rants of YES! I was told that you can use the yellow teflon and sealant for gas and water, but the water products do not work on gas. Is there any non-Honeywell valve that we can use in place of the Edsel we have now? I even suspect there is a simpler method to do it than the one Ill now detail. The newer ones have been Fixed so they will not reset. Cheers very much, Tyler and yall!! My storyAfter two years my Honeywell WV8860B1310 gas control valve failed. Both times there was VERY LITTLE sludge in the bottom of the water heater. This house is on city water with a water-softener it shouldnt need flushing very often. Also, the white light version has NO COM connector. Well the throw away attitude has caught up with water heaters. I have gone through several failures with this type of water heater (with the Hon. I my case, I need to deliver about 130 degrees to get a high enough temp at my faucets. It arrived today within 24 hours. Thanks for you insight. Gas & Electric Water Heaters & Tankless Models | A. O. Smith But get this They now want owners to drain and flush their tanks every 6 months so calcium will not build up on the sensors! As I mention in the article, in bold red text, you have to make sure whatever caused the overheat is also fixed. I have a water heater only 13 months old and it is not working. I will now start flushing sediment every quarter instead of annually. Keith, the manual says 7 flashes means Gas Control electronic fault Was sent a new one with a bad (stuck) push button sparker. Going to talk to Whirlpool and have them ship out the replacement. This last time, that did not work which led me to this posting and Rauls simple fix. Who came up with the dumbass design that when you turn the dial to a normal, albeit high, position, it breaks the water heater? Turn the knob to 9 or 10 oclock- since your controller is faulted, nothing should happen. Think Ill leave my old one on till it goes out again then replace with new one. Maybe I can avoid the $120 labor charge the next time it breaks. Great just what I needed, obviously the plumber who installed the WH did not change the 30 yr old shut off valve at the same time! Rebooted the pilot and set to just below HOT. Everything is good. I said BS, send me a new module. And everybody wonders why plumbers charge what they do. Finally this past week it was in the error mode and stayed there. Im not certain it works in all cases, but if it does, youre all set to go. water heater wv8840n5068 0 solutions can i get a manual for a honeywell product #wv8840 honeywell water heater wv8840b1109 0 solutions water heater manual honeywell water heater wv8840b5068 0 solutions pilot light blink 4 times every 3 . For sure theyre going to have a lot of unhappy customers. The valve is known to be defective and maybe they will help ? smith), the gas valve went bad so I had to replace it. On 21 November, 2014 I performed the fix that Charles described on 29 July, 2014. I have the exact electronic gas valve unit on my Whirlpool water heater I purchased 3 years ago. The results are nearly identical except that when I hooked up the external wires and the three wire plug on the circuit board and reassembled with the pilot on, the codes were different. It lights easily, but wont stay lit. But, the light on the control never starts flashing. I had the unit replaced. Resetting the #$%@!! My plan was to fix it Saturday and replace the entire unit with the new one. THIS METHOD WORKS!!! Free 4 day shipping. The later version has a board-edge trace for accepting another type of slip-on connector. I tried to jump the posts a few times (Using twist tie wire, no battery) but kept getting the 4 blinks. About 5-10 minutes the 7 flashes reverted back to a single flash, maybe got lucky. It is interesting to note that the water remained lukewarm with just the pilot lit over the past several days. I keep flushing the tank through a short piece of hose every week or so and the water out looks pretty clean now so Ill only do it once every six months or so to keep it clean. Especially, drain the sediment from the tank. shut off the pilot and reconnect the 3 wire plug and but the cover back on. Some designers use whats called a super cap instead of a battery to preserve data for short periods of time. I finally decided I would remove the burner unit & giveit a thorough cleaning (blow, brush & vacuum the screen) in the morning. I cleaned burner and vents as well. Big thanks from MN! this will also help the starter get a good ground to make a proper spark. Definitely will be draining sediment as a preventive measure later this week. This crap adds $15,000+ to our new automobiles. In particular, if you havent drained the sediment off the bottom of the tank, do that first. One has a red mode indicator (the older one) and a white one. Second water heater weve put into this location in 3 years, due to bad Honeywell controllers. It is sad to see big companies are not really care about the quality and safety of the consumers. All, I called Whirlpool and they didnt hesitate to send a replacement which I need overnight because of my work schedule, so the $30 is worth it. Make an offer: Pre-owned. faile, hot water thermostat is not cutting off at preset, My water heater has a Honeywell WV8840B1109 contro, My WV8840B1109 flashes a "High Temp Shutdown" code, where do I hook up my vent controls on my new Hone, honeywell n40t91403 water heater not lighting, Can I get a manual for a Honeywell product #WV8840, pilot light blink 4 times every 3 seconds says ove, The pilot light went out and we gave not been able, Gas is shooting out of the hotwater thermostate, to connect hot water heaters with Honeywell themos, Copyright 2020 Inmar-OIQ, LLC All Rights Reserved. Obviously weve all had our issues with the apparently worthless Honeywell controller. Although the reset procedures in this thread are obviously great and simple workarounds to the problem of resetting this damn valve, I also wonder if there may be some secondary interlock linked to the gas pressure which would cause the valve to retain an error condition as long as it is detecting gas pressure? taken care of on my own. Just for reference THISpicture shows the wire that attaches to the control board. Expect difficulties. I did however, use the no battery option submitted by Cranky Tenants which is a little easier. Here is the simple fix. Remove, Element, Stubborn. Awesome articles you post on your blog, i have shared this article on my facebook. The water heater would not work properly right out of the box. They said they couldnt do anything about that. Probably had sediment on bottom and overworked it. Genius. Started looking on line for a replacement and came across this site. They charged me $30 to ship a new white light control valve and i installed it. Shipping to: 98837. The pilot (the flame is definitely more than a pilot) does stay on and slowly heats and with the therm set pretty low it will eventually satisfy demand and shut off, and repeat next time it needs heat. Thank you sooomuch and my daughter thanks you, hot water is a must for her. WV4262E1107 it has a much larger board and connects a bit different. Voltage Minimum: 350 mV dc, open circuit. Theres a little white reset button on the plate covering the combustion chamber, but that doesnt seem to have any effect!?! I am calling the plumber who installed it. This changes to red flash code when there is an abnormal condition. this makes it quite easy to press the starter. I have a state water heater (which are made by A.O. I didnt want the sealant to contaminate my water. Grow your service sales with the Honeywell WT8840. There is also a little white switch in the middle with wires attached on each side of the thermocoupler that is a reset button. Also, if a capacitor is all that is stopping the board from resetting it can be discharged by placing 1 leg to ground. HELP !! Check closely to see if you have a spark. (Published under a different name to sow maximal confusion). For anyone who encounters valve control failure, as long as the problem relates to this particular Honeywell valve controller model (mine was model NU50T61-403), I suggest to go straight to David Boones instruction in this thread for resetting the fault. Should be some code or combination of codes, possibly including a 7. Pilot light will come on but wont stay on after releasing the button. > Why doesnt Lowes carry repair parts for the water heaters they sell? I had looked at it at 5am it was 7pm by the time I got to Lowes, thought he was wrong but trusted his input! The pilot would stay lit for a while and then go out with a code 2 blink. As a side note, the light on the new valve is white. Sediment in the bottom of a tank reduces efficient heat transfer from the heat source (gas or electric) to the water by putting a layer of less conductive minerals between the two. (day job of electrical engineer). The Water heater will appear to be working now, but in a several seconds it will figure out that something is wrong, and it will shutdown the pilot valve and the fire will shut off. Make sure the thermostat wires are plugged in to the top of the board. That sounds reasonable. I took the circuit board completely out of the unit and let it sit for about an hour. I will The cover on the Water Heaters gas valve is removed by a single flat head screw at the bottom. Will keep this for next year when it breaks again. The new honeywell gas valve is completely electronic. Rather, drain it at a slower rate with a 1K ohm resistor. Amazing! This may help all. Time will tell. Worked for me waiting to see if burner shuts off Resetting the #$%@!! Now, instead of the 4-blink I had a seven blink. Switched back to the old board and still couldnt get it to work. Please do this at your own risk. Be gentle; its only plastic. contact customer service and see . Glad I found this post. It will die eventually and it would be nice to have the gas valve ready to go. Wish this had been up 2 years ago, when the previous unit failed. Plus the cost of the above repairs. So either the thermostat is faulty, or somehow theres something preventing heat transfer from the heating chamber and the water in the tank. And Im paying $30 for a part I shouldnt be replacing? I also examined the circuit board and noticed a few minor differences, but I think the real problem was in the design and components. I just duplicated the steps that Charles on 29 July, 2014 took. If they dont match the actual wire colors for whatever insane reason, notice which is which. Instead, the tank becomes unusable. Cold water for 3 days in winter. MaybeI also shook chicken bones over it and chanted. While still contemplating my options, this morning the heater quit altogether. I found instructions for how to reset the status light by turning the dial to off for five minutes, but that no longer works. Turn the temp knob all the way to High, down to VAC, up to High, down to VAC and then to HOT Thanks in advance. I used the short across the top left and right connectors while everything was still connected method as my problem was a straight 7 flash error. Not sure if these links will come thru, however I took a few pictures of my replacement. Normally, you just need to dump a gallon or two at the most to get the sentiment out of the bottom of the tank. the read Honeywell pilot button lights the pilot, only as long as you hold it in, when I let the button go, the flame goes out. Again, because Im somewhat inexperienced at this stuff, I found that there is a different teflon tape used for Gas than in plumbing. No lights at all this time I couldnt even get it to do any lights when trying to light the pilot light. * Honeywell Gas Valve on a Water [], Young Rey wants to return the amulet to the Blue Wizard, but she's not easy to find! Light the pilot. Tried taking the cover off, unplugging connectors, pushing the pilot button with the connector plugged in, not plugged in, still got nothing. WV8840B1109 has been discontinued Discontinued January 3, 2020 This product was discontinued by the manufacturer. I received the new valve and noticed a few differences. I dont have faith in this product and may need your instructions at a later date. Look at a site like http://hometips.me/Mar/How-to-test-and-replace-Honeywell-gas-control-valve.pdf on how to remove the Controller circuit board (one screw and 3 tabs) and black control knob ( lean it to the side and it will pop out. I put the cover back on and the light flashed 7 times as I put the heat dial to hot. Wednesday morning earlylooked on porch for another package I was expecting and found the new control valve. All working fine now. I dont seem to see a little white reset button. First Responder. [] research briefly mention entertaining ? Because, when they shop at Lowes (and other DIY stores), people dont always, every time, ask them, You carry repair parts for this, right? Tyler, I will be buying a copy of your book to show support for you hosting this thread and helping to save people a LOT of $$. Turn off the gas, just to be on the safe side, even though were not going to be messing with the pipes. My unit was only 3 years old! https://www.flickr.com/photos/86570218@N06/17486404251. My background issue: The heater would simply stop working every once in a while, with no lights flashing whatsoever. The two 10 inch jumpers wrapped around the left and right pins was the method that worked for me. Honeywell said it is my fault because I failed to drain the sediment. What is the easiest way to mimic the thermopile 750 milli volt so I can get the brains working without the pilot on. The Controller should now work normally for a few days to months before it may fault again. This worked well. Will most likely do the control board swap. Holy Crap DB! Although, it wouldnt hurt to turn the gas off at the water heater line by twisting the valve into the horizontal position. Thank you Cranky Tenants and Dave Boone! 3: Snap the cover back onto the heater (so you can light the pilot-light). From this thread it is not true that the 4 flash fault is fatal. Youll save money and aggravation in the long term. Draining your tank yearly may have prevented this but who the hell does that. Mineral buildup on the valves temp tensor cap the metal part that sticks into the tank could cause the high limit situation by delaying the rate at which true water temperature reaches the thermal sensor. Regardless what I tried, it was still 4 flashes. When I relit the heater, it started up just fine and went into the normal 1-flash mode and still is, a day later. Heater is only 7 months old. 5: Wait for the status light to start to blink (Mine alternated between 4 blinks and 5 blinks). I called toll-free number on side of tank (877-817-6750), described my issue and gave a serial number. This will insure that the board will not be getting any electrostatic signals from the water heater. 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