The water heater s gas valve is located near the bottom of the unit and connects to your home s natural gas line.
Honeywell water heater gas valve reset.
The wt8840 series is the water heater control for trade use to replace wv8840 valves used in aosmith and bradford white water heaters.
Keep track of which front is which.
Slide the ribbon of wires out of the clip on the housing and the front of the gas valve is free.
If the pilot remains lit you will need to replace the gas control valve.
If it fires it is working correctly.
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Repeat these steps with the new gas valve.
8 reset gas valve this will only appear after the gas valve has been shutoff and continues to produce a current to the thermopile.
The water heater comes with a sophisticated advanced honeywell water heater thermostat valve that provides continuous monitoring of the water temperature and turning on and off the gas accordingly all without battery.
Reverse the above steps to mount the new front onto the old back that s still hooked to the water heater.
If your water heater does not begin working or another lock out condition occurs have a competent hot water heating specialist diagnose the system and make repairs.
After resetting it several times and bypassing the thermal switch i noticed.
I checked that ao smith gas water heater in the laundry room right away.
Had to fix a water heater that had the honeywell 5 blinks of death error code.
Turn the gas control dial to off and let sit for one minute.
Turn the water heater s gas valve switch to the off position wait for a few seconds and then flip the switch to the on position to reset the system.
Rheem honeywell water heater gas valve 7 blinks flammable vapor sensor locked out won t reset.
You may have to replace the sensor but first you can try a reset by turning the unit off at the switch on the gas valve wait a minute then turn the switch back on.
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