I replaced the Assy Unit thermocouple with the pilot lightNOW it flashes 7 times with 3 second pause. Dead as a door knob. Apparently the probe was too sensitive to heat caused by sediment build up. Maybe they will help others: https://www.flickr.com/photos/7428166@N07/14153292543/ There is no need to completely remove the board from the plastic control valve cover. 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. Everything is good. NEVER AGAIN! Rheem next day shipped me a new Honeywell control valve. Now, I urge CAUTION when performing this fix as, without a working pilot, you could accumulate an appreciable amount of gas and risk an explosion. started getting 7 blinks, felt hopeful, turned it to hot and heard the burner come on. It took right off and has been working fine. Ive had my Rheem 7 months . i was still under warranty so the valve was free less $30 overnight shipping. * Honeywell Gas Valve on a Water [], Young Rey wants to return the amulet to the Blue Wizard, but she's not easy to find! This will insure that the board will not be getting any electrostatic signals from the water heater. We are dealing with possible gas leak & explosion here guys! Appreciate the guidance. The same issues and the dreaded 4 flashes of death. DB.THANK YOU kind sir for sharing this! Turned the dial to low and it started heating. Make sure the thermostat wires are plugged in to the top of the board. taken care of on my own. They may just reset it, then charge again for the next time it needs resetting. And so the very thin wires (at point where wire became tinned or soldered) became brittle and had broken. The next two times we dealt with it in in a very non-technical way. I suspect it to be calcium and salts. If I had found this earlier I would have saved the next day shipping and done the $10 one. Called phone number on the tank and they overnighted a new valve. This crap adds $15,000+ to our new automobiles. I turned it back down but now the machine is offended or something and wont work at all. I have set a reminder in outlook to drain my tank once a year from now on. Page bookmarked! I tried taking off the cover, disconnecting everything, and letting it sit for 8 hours. Turn the knob to 9 or 10 oclock- since your controller is faulted, nothing should happen. 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. In this case relight the pilot and try again. I have dealt with the dreaded 4 blinks three times. You can save delay and $hundreds in plumber fees by fixing the part thats gone on strike. The pilot (the flame is definitely more than a pilot) does stay on and slowly heats and with the therm set pretty low it will eventually satisfy demand and shut off, and repeat next time it needs heat. It is also an adjustable regulator that insures proper gas pressure for combustion. Worse, when the burner would start (first draw of hot water in the morning), it would start with a bang, literally boom, and then go on its pulsing merry way. https://www.flickr.com/photos/7428166@N07/13946540277/. So I changed that out for a 1/4 turn one, much easier. Voltage Minimum: 350 mV dc, open circuit. (With the three wire plug OFF and the pilot on I was getting a 7 code only.) I completely drained the tank and had a little sediment, not much since I have a whole house filter on the incoming supply. Hi I have a Honeywell gas valve and the pilot button popped off. Slide the power switch on in about 3 years. I have advised my friends to call and tell them they have four flashes and get the gas valve now whether or not it has died. Resetting the #$%@!! Now, for the praise! When the pilot is lit, it will only glow blue, and not look this intense. free! I suspect it is modified by Honeywell to be less sensitive to the issue because of complaints. Well it died for good. my brand new kenmore water heater has a weird smell coming from it, its not really a gas smell ,at least I dont think it is ,anyways my question is.. Is it supposed to smell the first few days or should I b worried? Now, instead of the 4-blink I had a seven blink. The WT8840 Water Heater Control is designed for use, in Standing Pilot applications using an immersion, well for water temperature sensing. After days re-seating all the wires I found that cleaning the lint out of the cage where the main gas flex tube enters an air tunnel leading to the main burner about 6 inches below the white cover fixed it. Includes an integrated NTC temperature sensor. Got a back-up valve for free since mine was under warranty. A good business would be to offer a replacement board that has been restored for use to customers blessed with this hunk of junk! The light and the whole board is powered by a Thermo-electric generator powered by the pilot light. 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 released the pilot knob and advanced the setting to HOT and the main burner came on.. Yay. Once you have selected the product category you are interested in, the contact information for sales related questions and technical product related questions will display . Unplug the power cord for 20 seconds It is sad to see big companies are not really care about the quality and safety of the consumers. Model U1######## water heater natural gas, 30 gallon. The government mandates all this crap that fails! Oh well, hope your post saves people a lot of time and frustration. Got it the next day, installed it. No luck. Perhaps others with faulty valves may have begun their collapse in a similar fashion, but were not noticed until the hot water turned cold people dont usually babysit a water heater. They require that a service technician come to check it out out first for a charge of $95.00. Regarding 7 flashes means Gas Control electronic fault The first time they sent us a new valve for free and my husband installed it. Now understand, Im a DIYer, but by no means am I a professional in plumbing, gas, electric or heating/cooling Im a computer guy that does home projects from time to time. This is how you can un-fault the Controller or make it check for a fault again (and clear the fault). That visit its no guarantee that they will give you a new valve. I had a similar experience on a WV8840B1059 getting the 4 flashes. Pre-owned. $49.89. $211.94. So I would recommend to you ( with Valve off the water heater and no gas applied, to test the pilot valve (left pin to (+))with the AA battery, and test the main valve (Right pin to (-)), and each individually should click. Most others had it for from $200.00. Mine quit working last Wednesday (Christmas Eve), with a house full of company. But they knew nothing about that. 6. Started right back up. Like theyre doing me a favor even though I reminded them that it has a 12 year warranty on parts. Thanks! While still contemplating my options, this morning the heater quit altogether. Glad you got it back going. MaybeI also shook chicken bones over it and chanted. New valve on the way from Whirlpool. THANKS & GOD BLESS. 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 So far its been working fine. If peoples replacement valves with the white indicator lights dont fail about the same rate as the old ones, maybe Honeywell has resolved the issue. The Right top Pin is the main gas valve. Let the pilot without the chip wires plugged in then turned it off. I will be calling the Whirlpool number to see if I can get a replacement valve unit before this one goes out for good! Cant see internally if it is different. Save honeywell wv8840b1109 to get e-mail alerts and updates on your eBay Feed. The pilot would lite, the main burner would come on and it would run for awhile. Well, tried this with TWO circuit boards (one was original w/red LED, the second was replacement w/white LED). Plus the cost of the above repairs. . Thank you sooomuch and my daughter thanks you, hot water is a must for her. The single wire to the rectangular connector just on the left bottom side is the lead to the pilot ignitor so if thats taken off, please remember to re-attach it. I put the cover back on and the light flashed 7 times as I put the heat dial to hot. Many, many thanks for the previous posters comments that led to this fairly simple fix. What a pile of JUNK!!! In any event, my thanks to all of you who suggested steps to take in this matter. The pilot on my waterheater went out over night. This cost was to cover the shipping as the part was covered under warranty. The later version has a board-edge trace for accepting another type of slip-on connector. It may take a minute or so before the heating element comes on; be patient. I said BS, send me a new module. I have another place with a Rheem Propane Tankless where the lowest normal setting is 100F. Probably had sediment on bottom and overworked it. But the whole process raises a couple of questions in m y mind. What a cluster outfit. Yes. Manual 34-00013EF-06. Think Ill leave my old one on till it goes out again then replace with new one. After about ten minutes the flashes changed back to the normal one flash operation. I used sealant on all the piping going into the valve assembly however I used teflon tape for the screwing portion of the assembly that goes into the tank and touches water. 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! Honewell sent a new one for free, excl Fed ex cost of $35. 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! Its been a week since I reset the valve and everything seems to be working fine and I did not drain the tank. how do i get the circuit board completely out? Switched back to the old board and still couldnt get it to work. This time I turned to this forum. Function: The gas valve is a low voltage control (usually 24 VAC) that allow gas into the combustion chamber. I have well water. Instead of a red flashing light it has a White flashing light. This time I left the knob in the pilot position for 10 minutes. Thanks a bunch! Product guides and documents Product Documentation (PDF) Again, not a water heater expert, just saying based on my own experiences with the ones in my home. At least then Ill have a stockpile when the water heater is out of warranty. I also examined the circuit board and noticed a few minor differences, but I think the real problem was in the design and components. Thanks again. Picture:here. Thank you for the excellent instructions, they worked on the first try. Hope this doesnt keep happening. this will also help the starter get a good ground to make a proper spark. Thank you so much Tyler for this website & Dan for the awesome reset solution & others who contributed their variations of that! No, they want to sell you the whole valve, of course. Pull on the wire. The cover on the Water Heaters gas valve is removed by a single flat head screw at the bottom. You will now need to restart the Pilot as before. and I am spreading the word, i bought 2 water heaters for 2 rentals from homedepo with the honeywell (status poop valve), i have no idea how one hasnt blown, (1) 1st. It is interesting to note that 106F is normally just about as hot as you can stand in the shower. F-ING A BRA! Now I have two fail in 27 months. If the flashes dont indicate a problem, look for a reset button somewhere other than on the valve, especially on the plate that covers the heating chamber. Worked for me waiting to see if burner shuts off My warrantied part is being overnighted. Any way, the pilot fired up rather quickly and flashed one time every three seconds! Sears is charging $181.64. Let me reiterate the steps Charles and I did so it will be on the end of the thread and readily visible. and now I got myself a huge repair issue, what the hell is wrong with kenmore and Honeywell to make a dial that allows you to raise the temp up to A,B,C AND VERY HOT and just by putting it up to A now I get 4 blinking lights and have to pay a repair technician to come give me a diagnostic! F Im so mad I want to shoot the prick who cornered the market on Honeywells crap. Speaker wire. No lights at all this time I couldnt even get it to do any lights when trying to light the pilot light. 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?. Thank you Cranky Tenants and Dave Boone! After reassembly and firing up the pilot there was a 4 code and a 5 code. I fitted the WH with a cheap garden hose when I installed it last year and ran the hose permanently to outdoors for convenience. After reading all these comments I thought I would give it a shot. It was enough hot for a fairly comfortable shower actually. ENJOY, BIG BIG thanks to you, it worked i fixed it. (Held the pilot open manually for 10 minutes. They do have technical PDFs for the revision A and B valves thought those sheets do not have Un-fubar information listed. Thank you Pioneers, Thank you Tyler. I suggest going all the way and getting rid of the old plastic sensor. Im assuming that the old board just completely died. Move the control to Hot and the Water Heater main burner should come on. followed your instructions for shorting the 2 pins and re-light worked just like you said. Be sure you first fix the problem that caused the overheating usually you need to drain the tank (which is recommended as periodic maintenance anyway). day installed it i had bad problems to lite, i called Co. they asked if a professional installed it, i told tech ive installed over 15 water heaters & never had this type of trouble, he kind of said that since im not a pro-with licence thats why its not lighting, i told him i didnt like this valve sytem & all 15 water with the old school red dial out lasted the 9 yr some worked till 12 years & why would i ever give $400 to install something i could do & i do know what Im doing just that this system not working at all, i got it 3 years & I got one of the lucky ones, the (2nd one)was built 07/20/2015 i got a call Fri 29th,16 my tenant said water heater stopped working & i had showed him how tom lite it in case im not around & it turns off, he tried many times, depress 1 1/2, 2 min, 3 min & nothing, i got a chance to look into it & i had assumed E-Z fix 5 min ill have it & running, wrong spent hour doing everything instructions had, i asked my tennat at what temp he had it on, he said a lil past the letyter (A) when i installed it i had told him never pass (A) i remember a friend who owns several homes (7) & he told me many nitemare stories of the Honeywell Valve status lite (poop)he was dealing with 7 faulty valves had to pay hotel 3-5 days while they ship parts, even then the water heater co. diagnosed problem wrong, he said a couple times they told him it was the thermopile that was causing pilot lite not to stay on, he waited for part, ordered the Valve although it had warranty but it didnt cover the wasted time, days & hotel for his tenants, but he some how found on his own that setting those types pass the letter (A) the water heater will over heat, thats whats going on with me, i checked everything spark good, pilot lights well but doesnt stay on & the status lite doesnt come on at all, its like its dead, so i called Co. tech guy told me oh thats an E-Z one & no brainner its your thermopile well let me tell my tenants 4 adults 3 teenagers of how E-Z theyll have it for 4 days without hot water you certified (DA=dumb ass)i still didnt feel good about that, i called my friend & my friend said ill bet you a $100 its going to be the thermo pile, call m back & have them send you new Valve & get on YouTube & sites to get help, these sites are extremely helpful, you save money, time, days waiting for part & most likely youll get wrong diagnosed, so Im gearing up & ready to get hot water for my tenants, its a rotten dirty shame that so many people have gotten ripped off by honeywell & no law suits for intentionally selling theyre valves to the water heater makers they too are at fault, at least those of us that can tinker with things are able to FIY i feel for the people who have get a licence person to install, then several months later have the valve burn out, call Co. then pro to install wrong part, wait more days for correct one ? I didnt think it would work, live and learn. Please do this at your own risk. But I just wanted to confirm is there no way to reset the 4 blink code for a newer, white light, unit? I really did not want to mess with wires inside so extremely glad this works for this controller. 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. you will get a 7 flash error. Pulled off the cover with the dial still on pilot position the pilot light died and the light didnt flash. ** sorry, I took no pictures; the capacitor is round, about 1/2 diameter, about 1/2 tall, dark color. The two upper pins of V push out of the cover and have doughnut shaped gaskets to seal gases. How long does the pilot need to be held on for the thermopile to get to operational mode. Its not more than 3yrs old. Falcon Edge Self-Retracting Lifelines. When I relit the heater, it started up just fine and went into the normal 1-flash mode and still is, a day later. I dismantled the gas valve, measure the thermopile, and cant even get a few millivolts (granted, the pilot light isnt on, so maybe its normal). It is powered from a thermopile heated by the standing pilot flame. Any ideas? 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. This would upset me less if I had hot water meanwhile! Also turn the black dial to Off. Heater is only 7 months old. combustion chamber. I ignited the pilot and set the temperature but then got the 4 Flash code. I turn the switch to off. So while they said just use the sealant through out, I actually used a combination of both. I replaced the bad push button with the old one and did the Franken valve face switch. I just wrapped a twist tie around the 2 posts on the right & replaced the cover to restart the pilot then removed it when all was well & done. I called toll-free number on side of tank (877-817-6750), described my issue and gave a serial number. I speculate its because Honeywell sells a lot more gas valves this way. Thank you for posting this ! Other than that it looks the same from the exterior. Thanks to all the posts here!!! Put it all back together and re-sealed the gasket with red (high temperature) RTV gasket sealer. repeat steps gas valve.. Resetting the #$%@!! But, dont buy a water heater from the DIY in any case. I tried the other methods to discharge the caps etc Those Methods did not work. Tried taking the cover off, unplugging connectors, pushing the pilot button with the connector plugged in, not plugged in, still got nothing. https://www.flickr.com/photos/7428166@N07/14129889951/ Air PRO Air Security PRO Security Water PRO Water Energy PRO Energy Partner with Resideo Pro Perks Does the brains look at the voltage from thermopile to check for over heating or underheating? WV8840B1110 has been discontinued Discontinued December 15, 2019 This product was discontinued by the manufacturer. Untwist wires and relight pilot. I had to pay $30 overnight shipping. oops I pressed the wrong key: not 170, but 70 degrees. David Boone I Love You. detected. That doesnt sound to me like a physical problem with the valves connection to the gas line, so I see no reason the Frankenvalve operation wouldnt work here also. I bought a Rheem water heater from Home Depot, it had this Honeywell valve on it. However, I started getting a 5-flash code (water temperature sensor failure) shortly after install. 5. I took the battery idea and did a minor mod. Thanks so much. NOTE: Only do this if youre sure that the problem that caused the overheating has been corrected. 3. Ive been reading through all this information, but other than learning the honeywell unit is a POS, I havent figured out my problem. It has lasted about a year then gave the 4 blink code again. The valve is known to be defective and maybe they will help ? These sensors, provide the fail-safe mechanism through which the, temperature control as well as water temperature. Well, I am having issues again and think I may have just screwed myself. 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. I did that search but you Can Not find just the circuit board. This Honeywell gas control has been intermittent every few months, but i was always able to restart until this week. I then end up on the Low setting. What your friend did to fix your problem temporarily, was press the reset button on the safety interlock probably located on the access cover of the heating chamber. THANK YOU! any help???? Just came home one day and the pilot light was out (this is the second time). This is a BRAND NEW Honeywell Gas Water Heater Control Valve. Now it is one-blinking again. These things foul the sensor causing the 4 blink death light pattern. . The pilot light alone is keeping the solar water warm all night at about 120F. Maybe I can avoid the $120 labor charge the next time it breaks. When I put it back in it blinked 7 times. Keep track of which front is which! So that is an option for those that want one straight away in town, or they will reimburse you. Contemplated telling my wife and child to go take a ride around the block while I finished it up, but was confident everything was solid and ready. Can cause severe injury, death or property damage. Remove the ivory-colored plastic front of the gas valve from the back of the unit. Many thousands of these units replaced unneccessarily because of this coding error and the fact so few regularly do the tank flush. I received the new valve and noticed a few differences. 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. This is an excellent solution. 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. 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. The fault should stay cleared. I was successful in clearing the fault code from my Honeywell WV8840B1109 Supply Valve Controller simply by utilizing the single jumper wire method as described in the post from CrankyTenants. My heater approximately 3 years old. 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. TheCrankyTenants worked for me. Maybe a model or serial number? Is it flashing at you? I pay for labor and after much debate they agreed to pay for parts. Reviews are especially welcome. Wouldnt it make more sense to not let the dial go that high? Expect difficulties. Great writeup! The valve location is high enough on the tank that sediment likely wont interfere with its temperature sensing ability; 2. They dont want to send any more parts until I pay someone to come look at it. Buy It Now. Make a jumper out of phone wire about 10 long. If youre ever in Fort Wayne Indiana, Ill treat you to a steak dinner/sushi/(or your preference)! How can this have been going on for years and not have been fixed? Youll save money and aggravation in the long term. I had to do it again so Ill detail what seems to have worked form me. So are you saying that you got yours from the MFR? Oh, I see. Wish this had been up 2 years ago, when the previous unit failed. Using a flat tip screwdriver remove the bottom screw that holds the housing on. 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