Where is it located exactly? Preferably one that doesnt use that stupid Honeywell valve. I did follow the advise of flushing the tank. > How can this have been going on for years and not have been fixed? $30 plus tax and I will roll up my sleeves and attempt to do this-I CAN DO THIS (I think) In the mean time I will be stinky at work and my hair will serve as grease for deep frying. DO NOT BUY THIS THERMOSTAT! Then plugged them in and lit pilot. The valve in my heater is a revision C and has a blue status LED for normal. Probably had sediment on bottom and overworked it. I was reading how you guys help one another and just thought AWESOME! Whenthisbabyhits88mphYourgonnaseesomeseriousShit, http://www.midlandhardware.com/157481.html?gclid=CNjXnayo0b0CFROVfgodKgsA3A#.U0QkZfldV8E, https://www.flickr.com/photos/7428166@N07/14153292543/, https://www.flickr.com/photos/7428166@N07/13946581980/, https://www.flickr.com/photos/7428166@N07/14129889951/, https://www.flickr.com/photos/7428166@N07/13946540277/, http://hometips.me/Mar/How-to-test-and-replace-Honeywell-gas-control-valve.pdf, https://www.flickr.com/photos/86570218@N06/17486404251, Home Tips: How Do I Remove A Stubborn Element From A Water Heater?. Thanks to the website and posters for saving me a lot of trouble. Wish me luck tomorrow! There is also a White or clear silicone rubber gasket that is entangled with pins and solenoid wires. On one end make two tiny wraps to fit over the left and right pins on the valve under the cover like described elsewhere. Days Later after reading further I turned the main gas off, and removed the gas valve and the Torx security screws ( that have a pin to prevent regular Torx from entering the screw head). The light started the all is good single blink and the furnace fired up. I didnt use a battery and just jumped upper left and upper right pegs. It, too, does not get any flashes after the pilot is lit. Another comment when I finally got a replacement from Amazon, the LED light was White in color, not RED as my last two. After turning the heater off and shutting off the gas to the unit. 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. Cal. Problem solved. Who came up with the dumbass design that when you turn the dial to a normal, albeit high, position, it breaks the water heater? Reinstall the cover. I understand that the Honeywell product is in recall. If you cant get the pilot lit, the thermopile that generates the .75 volt power to the controller will not be generating any power either. Interestingly though, I tried this method two times and each time it didnt appear to have worked as I continued to receive a 4 flash fault code. It is a V pattern. The WT8840 water heater control from Resideo is designed for use in standing pilot applications using an immersion well for water temperature sensing. I closed the cover again and lit the pilot again. The pilot would lite, the main burner would come on and it would run for awhile. When the first unit failed, I drained out most of the water, sediment appeared minimal. 5: Wait for the status light to start to blink (Mine alternated between 4 blinks and 5 blinks). I copied and pasted your instructions into word and saved the file. Also remove heat sensor to check possible problem, no issue. I pay for labor and after much debate they agreed to pay for parts. COPY OF Honeywell Water Heater Gas Valve Instruction/ Spec. Good info here, had 4 flashes, remove white valve cover after lighting pilot, place a jumper wire across two posts that were right side top , pilot quit, waited, relit pilot, turn gas control to low, main burner lit. Rotate the knob to 9 oclock to see if it will fire up on its own. The final straw while talking to Rheem tech support the main burner lit for 1 second, went out, and relit 2 seconds later. Twist the phone wires together, the burner lit for about 20 seconds then shut off. I even suspect there is a simpler method to do it than the one Ill now detail. No, they want to sell you the whole valve, of course. Basically the Honeywell Electronic Gas Water Heater Controllers are crap (so far). This suggests that the burner was on for a long time but just couldnt heat the water enough to satisfy the thermostat. I dont have faith in this product and may need your instructions at a later date. This is actually minerals and should be drained. Say, Im going to rip you open, you dirty so-and-so. See whether the light goes back to its regular one-blink mode in response to this threat. Looking at the V of the Valve body pins, the left top pin is the pilot valve. Miller Lanyards and Shock Absorbers. I turned the knob to just the Hot setting and it fired up ! For sales or technical inquiries about our products please select the type of item (s) you are interested in from the pull down category list shown below. The two 10 inch jumpers wrapped around the left and right pins was the method that worked for me. Thank you! Cheers. Be sure the pilot stays on before continuing. Light the pilot. Heater is only 7 months old. It may show now the normal 1 code or it may show a 7 or maybe a 2. After a minute or so the flashes should change to just one flash every three seconds or so. Rey and the Magic Amulet is a fantasy for younger readers. Take the front cover off. This house is on city water with a water-softener it shouldnt need flushing very often. Ill let you know in a year! I removed the circuit board as you expanded. Definitely will be draining sediment as a preventive measure later this week. This does not seem to be documented anywhere. > Why doesnt Lowes carry repair parts for the water heaters they sell? BONUS!!! Bam! Still working so far. 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. Now the light changed from flashing 4 times to flashing 7 times. I have the 50 gallon model of the Whirlpool water heater from Lowes that has the Honeywell controller on a Bradford White valve. If I had found this earlier I would have saved the next day shipping and done the $10 one. The led light will go off and the pilot will shut off as well. My background issue: The heater would simply stop working every once in a while, with no lights flashing whatsoever. The cover on the Water Heaters gas valve is removed by a single flat head screw at the bottom. As a side note, the light on the new valve is white. The later version has a board-edge trace for accepting another type of slip-on connector. What powers the light? Well it died for good. shut off the pilot and reconnect the 3 wire plug and but the cover back on. I have not had hot water since Thursday night. Land lord got a hot water heater last week because my old one was leaking. Note the LED flash sequence. When I contacted Rheem again, without hesitation they said they were Fed-Exing me a new valve. I also drained some water then flushed a lot. My model doesnt have a pilot that is lit and stays on all of the time, but rather an electronic ignitor. This time I left the knob in the pilot position for 10 minutes. Although, the first time I did it, I only let it sit for about a half hour like he did, and I still got the 4 blinks and it wouldnt light. The new honeywell gas valve is completely electronic. I did flush the system and I lowered the thermostat to between a and b. and it has been running fine for 2 days. Maybe it should be Teflon coated if that interaction is suspect? Im always happy to make book sales! The WT8840 is powered from a thermopile heated by the standing pilot flame. Slide the power switch off. Count the number of flashes and look it up in the manual. I do not think you have the same honeywell control that this website is discussing, there is no power switch or power cord. Make sure the thermostat wires are plugged in to the top of the board. They didnt ask any questions or ask for the old one to be returned. The pilot light alone is keeping the solar water warm all night at about 120F. Right after I was done and moved on to light the pilot, the damn thing started flashing 7 times, which means gas control valve failure, right out of the box !!!! 2. An extremely tense situation with 2 women in the house, Monday morning (Wife and daughter) and no hot water was avoided by the above fix. 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. The WT8840 is powered from a thermopile heated by the standing pilot flame. I didnt think it would work, live and learn. So is there now way to reset the white light model? NOW MY WIFE WILL THINK IM SOMEONE IMPORTANT. Loosened cover, shorted the connections, refitted cover and fired the pilot until the 7 flashes appeared again, left dial in pilot position even though it had not lit and then left it for 10 minutes. Bear with me guys, but Ive been whacked in the mellon for over 16 years, and am blessed that I can actually type, and am a little bit mechanically inclineda little. Apparently that is the keykeep it clean!!! It is sad to see big companies are not really care about the quality and safety of the consumers. Hope this doesnt keep happening. Isnt there any way to tell the gas valve to quit having a hissy fit and get back to work? Now I have two fail in 27 months. Do this at work sometimes before shipping a job we tested with a charged capacitor. I cleaned burner and vents as well. I bet between all of us we could design a much better water heater. Appreciate the guidance. Page bookmarked! Can you let me know if your WH is still working? This will supply current to the main valve and the main valve will open. Thanks, wife thinks I am a genious. To be continued. 1: Remove the cover (it just snaps on & off with out tools on mine), 2: Unplug the three wire connector on the top-back of the circuit-board (no need to remove it from the cover so no tools required). Its been a week since I reset the valve and everything seems to be working fine and I did not drain the tank. My 83 year old dads water heater went out. Looking for a new appliance retailer who values its customers. First, the Pilot has to be able to stay lit on its own and a fault blinks on the controller to continue. The GE people walked me through a reset process over the phone and it fired right up. ! coming from me! Depending on your levels of finger strength and determination, you might need the screwdriver to depress the tabs. The water heater had supposedly over heated, even though I had never had it set to anything but low in the 3 years I have had it. The water heater wouldnt re-light, but I noticed that the indicator was blinking four times in succession. And if you are atheist? Honeywell Wv8840B1158 Manual. Check closely to see if you have a spark. I understand that the Honeywell product is in recall. If they do fail, at least now, thanks to all your advice, Ill at least have a workaround to use while I fight with them for another replacement. Guess that part is personal preference but I thought Id share. Awesome! any help would be welcome. Shipping to: 98837. Amazing! There have been several of us who have successfully brought this Honeywell water heater controller back to life. my light is not blinking the pilot will light but the burner wont come on so i called whirlpool; and they said i had on warranty as we had stated on the warranty that we put it in the bathroom the heater is just now 3 years old,,, so i told her that it was not in the bathroom it was outside and that it had been installed in a shed that got storm damaged so we had to remove the shed and that my husband being 70 had had some medical issues and he had not been able to get the new shed over it but that had put a small cover around it but that wasnt real worried about the warranty i just want to fix it. When drained completely,the bottom held a white goo that had a slimy feel with crystals. Brilliant!!! Wife called whirlpool Monday. The instructions are short, but they have very helpful tips and information. What a pile of JUNK!!! I tried several times, and flushed the tank. After refitting the cover and lighting the pilot again, this resulted in the 7 flashes as mentioned in another post. Thank you for posting this ! I did put a piece of electrical tape near the end of the ground wire given my tendency to reverse things. Reviews are especially welcome. I dont know if this will last or not but it got us a reprieve as were hosting my daughters wedding shower in 2 days. contact customer service and see . An honorable mention here needs to go to Bob Robeson, who posted here as well, but it was his original post I found on waterheatertimer.org that set me onto a pathway of searching for another option after I was thoroughly disgusted with Sears/Kenmore Service, which would be more accurately described as Sales based on their approach to my concern. I dis-assembled the cover and the circuit board, then tested the actual gas valve by itself using a AA battery and jumper wires (mentioned elsewhere above earlier) ( negative (-) to the bottom of V and positive to left upper pin of V. So I got no click (but supposed to get a click). After re-installing the burner and reattaching all the wires, it started up with the 7 blinks & eventually went to normal 1 blink. I put a speaker wire on the positive then putthe board and on the water heater. How long does the pilot need to be held on for the thermopile to get to operational mode. So now it is connected up as it would be normally but without the cover attached. I will clean up the old unit when removed and keep as spare. The water heater is a Kenmore and I called Sears but they only wanted to send out a service worker for $79/$90 to diagnosis the water heater although I explained numberous times that the water heater is OK It is the controller that failed. detail describe please. My replacement valve had the same stainless steel cap as the old one, so will likely develop the same scaling. 2pos honeywell spst usew. Hot water is a good thing!! When I checked the water heater the status light was not blinking at all. You can save delay and $hundreds in plumber fees by fixing the part thats gone on strike. How to un-fault a controller So the fault condition DID (initially) reset itself. Mounting: Mounting in upright position only. I bought a Rheem water heater from Home Depot, it had this Honeywell valve on it. Wish Id had it before I Paid the 30.00 shipping for the new board. Can you believe this crap! Now, instead of the 4-blink I had a seven blink. 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. Top left is a small dot and top right is a post. After trying multiple things mentioned here I finally unplugged the wires to the board only, tried to ignite then left it for a while and then plugged it in and it lit! What top left and right pins, can you show a picture. When the pilot is lit, it will only glow blue, and not look this intense. The water heater is a Kenmore and I called Sears but they only wanted to send out a service worker for $79 to diagnosis the water heater although I explained numberous times that the water heater is OK It is the controller that failed. Apparently the WV8840 valves designations are followed by a revision letter. Next, there are at least two variations of this unit. It is also an adjustable regulator that insures proper gas pressure for combustion. But, the light on the control never starts flashing. DB.THANK YOU kind sir for sharing this! Maybe a model or serial number? Use a flat tip screwdriver and remove the housing by putting the blade into the two top tabs and depressing slightly. WV8840B1109 Gas Valve for Honeywell Whirlpool Water Heaters - WV8840B1109 WV8840B1042 No reviews $42999 FREE delivery Feb 27 - Mar 2 Or fastest delivery Feb 24 - 28 Small Business BW Technologies Yellow GasAlertMax XT II Portable Combustible Gas, Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen Sulphide and Oxygen Monitor with Rechargeable Battery No reviews By the way, while searching for more information when this first came up for me, I found one website which had these controllers for sale for $99.00. This was purchased in July 2013 and this is the first time I clicked it up a notch to get a warmer water temp and now it stops working! Thank you for the excellent instructions, they worked on the first try. Wait a minute to be sure, then turn the knob to off, and disconnect (the RED and WHITE power leads first) everything and reassemble the controller normally and start it back up. I called Honeywell, but they wouldnt tell me the engineers names. Turn the temp knob down to VAC (lowest setting for vacation) Second water heater weve put into this location in 3 years, due to bad Honeywell controllers. * Honeywell Gas Valve on a Water 2000 coachman catalina water heater rv forum, The lp switch water heater 2000 coachmen [], [] Th106 honeywell aube th106 7 day programmable line, Comments 7 day programmable line volt thermostat electric heating: bought level house. Fixed? My error condition began with very short intervals of error which reset themselves without my doing anything. 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 had issues let the unit sit and drain. I had the four blink Water too hot issue. Plus the cost of the above repairs. Hope this information helps! If you need to, stick the screwdriver in from below to lever them loose. These things foul the sensor causing the 4 blink death light pattern. Im an Innkeeper with few local options for help or assistance and will be following some great advice here. Tried disconnecting the old board for an hour. I ignited the pilot and set the temperature but then got the 4 Flash code. Thank you Tyler and all the responses. Awesome articles you post on your blog, i have shared this article on my facebook. I called toll-free number on side of tank (877-817-6750), described my issue and gave a serial number. be similar to whats being discussed here, except my Whirlpool has electronic ignition and a flue damper that opens and closes. and submit my receipt for them to reimburse the cost (up to $153). This changed to normal flashing within a few minutes. I have a water heater only 13 months old and it is not working. Checked the wiring. Thanks that was a big help and a $$ saver. Operating Range: 0 to 150 F (-18 to 66 C)*, *Valve will operate at 0F (-18C) but valve, characteristics can not be guaranteed until, Storage Range: -40 to 150 F (-40 to 66 C), Humidity: 95% non-condensing at 104 F (40 C), This device is certified by Canadian Standards. Well the throw away attitude has caught up with water heaters. These Honeywell gas controls include a manual gas valve, safety shutoff, single millivoltage automatic operator, and pressure regulator, pilot gas filter and flow adjustment, pressure tapping, and thermocouple connector. After reading all these comments I thought I would give it a shot. So this is the only site I could find regarding this stupid gas valve!!! Took the whole circuit board out and shorted the back of the capistor. New valve on the way from Whirlpool. Wish Id read deeper in the thread to try jumping the valve with wire. Oh well, hope your post saves people a lot of time and frustration. taken care of on my own. David Boone-you are a godsend. Atleast it did for me. After reading through everything in both Cranky and DBs posts a couple more times, finding a 9v battery and making a second jumper wire to try the battery procedure described in DBs post, I went back to the unit, turned the gas supply back on and re-lit the pilot, when BINGO! Just plug the starter lead back into the connector to the ignitor and place the back (brass colored) end of the starter against a metal part of the water heater. Rheems quality control gets low marks for the initial failure. Ive been reading through all this information, but other than learning the honeywell unit is a POS, I havent figured out my problem. I cant believe they sent me a dud. I ended up doing this and it worked like magic. Pilot is lit but the led will not blink red at all it, how to reset this valve. Thanks to all of you!! w.c.) maximum inlet pressure, Body Pattern: 90 degrees with 1/2 in. My installation uses a tempering valve to keep water to the home closer to 110F no matter what the solar temperature is (which can be up to ~140F in summers). The thing is still under warranty for parts, but I have to pay shipping, and wait for it to come, and pay a plumber hundreds of dollars to install the fing thing. I have set a reminder in outlook to drain my tank once a year from now on. Untwist wires and relight pilot. No battery, no removing of circuit board, just a short jumper wire. Let the pilot without the chip wires plugged in then turned it off. I have to buy parts, shipping and all. This worked well. Remove the ivory-colored plastic front of the gas valve from the back of the unit. On my particular Honeywell gas valve, model WV8840B1109, the error codes indicate the following: FLASHES STATUS 0 Control Off/Pilot Out 1 Normal Operation 2 Thermopile Voltage Low 4 High Temperature Shutdown 5 Temperature Sensor Failure 7 Gas Control or Valve Failure 8 Flame Sensor Error I will never by anything that has anything Honeywell on it again. It refused to even start. Removal of the 3 pin wire to the control board and pilot restart did Not work for me with the Honeywell White Light Gas Valve. and then it might come back on or not. It is a Honeywell Reliance 9007884 Series 300. Follow these warnings exactly: 1. Then I came down later when I felt the barely warm water. Does anybody know of an other brand that could replace this crap of a unit? And two finger-pressable connectors at the top. Theres a little white reset button on the plate covering the combustion chamber, but that doesnt seem to have any effect!?! Thanks for the information and comments it help me restart my waterheated. detected: When this happens after the four flashes, it seems like this is saying something like, There has been a fault detected, and there is no fault any more. In other words, there was a fault and it went away. I have no status light. Sears is charging $181.64. I now have no indicator lights at all and when I try to relight the pilot it does not appear that the gas valve is opening for pilot flow at all. I bought the rheem propane water heater6 months ago now its giving me problem 2 blinks every 3 secondsTHERMOPILE voltage low. I turn the switch to off. For sure theyre going to have a lot of unhappy customers. Everything is good. you will get a 7 flash error. Also, is the setpoint continuously variable as the dial is turned, or are the labeled settings stepped and all there are? 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 . My unit was only 3 years old! i called whirlpool(1877-817-6750), they are sending me the valve free of charge, but its gonna take a couple days to get here. Got a 7 blink code which cleared to a 1 blink normal code after a few minutes. I shorted the 2 pins on top of the module base for maybe 30 seconds. Did the reset and got a replacement valve on the way. I have not found a procedure to un-fault a Honeywell Electronic gas controller on any web site, so I think I am the only one to do this. They said they couldnt do anything about that. the wife is happy again. Tankless sounds good to me, but Im not an expert just another hapless victim who has learned from experience one more thing not to do. MaybeI also shook chicken bones over it and chanted. Many thousands of these units replaced unneccessarily because of this coding error and the fact so few regularly do the tank flush. and cannot get circuit board outtheres a screw of some sort and and something that looks like glass attached before it will let go? Because of the shape of the plug, you wont be able to plug it in backwards, but its quicker if you dont have to try the wrong way to find that out. light the pilot and you still get the 7 flashes; however the water heater kicks back on and gets back up to temperature and shuts off as normal and you will see that your light now only flashes 1 time every 3 or 4 seconds. Good to know! Association (CSA) to the following standards: Powered damper water heater controls (13 pages), Powered direct vent gas water heater (44 pages), Bathroom heater with towel rail (78 pages), Manual will be automatically added to "My Manuals", Troubleshooting with Status Light Visual Indication, Mounting the WT8840 on the Water Heater Tank, Procedure to Check the Gas Input and Burner Flow Rate, Troubleshooting Without Status Indicator Assistance, Troubleshooting Guide Without Status Light, Troubleshooting with status light visual indication, Water Heater Honeywell WV4262B Installation Instructions Manual, Water Heater Honeywell BH-777FTE User Instructions, Water Heater Honeywell VE300S Installation Instructions Manual. If that didnt work, or if you already have the new valve and prefer the slightly simpler approach, proceed as follows. It is interesting to note that the water remained lukewarm with just the pilot lit over the past several days. 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