how do i get the circuit board completely out? worked for me. I did read here that a service man said to not go above hot setting. First, do NOT buy any water heater with this type of controller (you can zoom in on the ad pic. Got the ominous 4 flash a couple days ago after turning heat up too high. $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 RECOMMEND WHIRLPOOL HOT WATER HEATERS WITH HONEYWELL GAS CONTROL VALVES! Let people know on FB and other places that these tanks are equipped with a flawed Gas Control Valve. I had the four blink Water too hot issue. Either solution is unacceptable. I have not had hot water since Thursday night. Back in business again. I took the circuit board completely out of the unit and let it sit for about an hour. Plug the cord back in Turn the knob to 9 or 10 oclock- since your controller is faulted, nothing should happen. Even though there are 4 higher settings! Folks, here is the problem with this controller design. With the new unit, since it goes into the water tank itself, do you need to drain all the water from the tank before replacing it? The two wires (red/white) pluged to the honeywell box front rightside, power the box, make sure the wires are not loose, refer to diagram, mine were loose had to reattach with tiny plyers. They said call anytime and they can help. I reset it and it worked again for a few days. (Published under a different name to sow maximal confusion). This one broke after less that 1 year. ; 4. 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. Cold water for 3 days in winter. Took the board out and just touched everything with the cross wire and let it sit. It may take a minute or so before the heating element comes on; be patient. Here is what I did with pictures to solve this issue. My hat is off to all of you. Turn the temp knob all the way to High, down to VAC, up to High, down to VAC and then to HOT Many, many thanks for the previous posters comments that led to this fairly simple fix. There should be labels red and white on the gas valve to help you plug them back the right way. There is also a White or clear silicone rubber gasket that is entangled with pins and solenoid wires. 7:Snap the cover back on and light the pilot light again. My wife thinks Im brilliant. Mine got here today, wont be changing it. Thanks, wife thinks I am a genious. Should I bootstrap the thing by supplying my own voltage of 750mv and try David Boones most excellent fault reset procedure? 8: Once the status is blinking, set the temperature to desired level. The later version has a board-edge trace for accepting another type of slip-on connector. I suspect that shorting the posts is the way the Sears tech did it the first time. However, I started getting a 5-flash code (water temperature sensor failure) shortly after install. I replace the whole unit and can not get the pilot to re-light. Wish this had been up 2 years ago, when the previous unit failed. Lady on phone said they werent aware of any problems but our heater still under warranty and would send us a new valve. This is what he had me do: 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. By the way, the 3 year warranty expired 3 week ago. Rheems quality control gets low marks for the initial failure. I set the temperature control to just below hot and the burner came on. I was afraid of cooking the old board. BTW I wouldnt try to short everything in sight to GND, because the board and components are conformally coated to seal out moisture, so you dont want to damage the coating. . Why wont the cops shut Whirlpool down? God Bless you! I turned the knob to the on position and the burner kicked on. Jolie, even you can do this. Detach a black wire from a rectangular white plastic thingy. How long does the pilot need to be held on for the thermopile to get to operational mode. 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. I have a water heater only 13 months old and it is not working. My Family thanks you for the tip to reset the Honeywell Gas control valve. I dont think it is cost effective. 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. No lights at all this time I couldnt even get it to do any lights when trying to light the pilot light. The pilot on my waterheater went out over night. But the whole process raises a couple of questions in m y mind. This seems like a part that needs to be recalled and a Class Action Lawsuit filed. Pull the three wire connector off the circuit board by pulling it straight out. About 5-10 minutes the 7 flashes reverted back to a single flash, maybe got lucky. 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. First Responder. The most I have had to do this is twice before the fault cleared. okay at this point with circuit boardhave no clue..please step by step for dummies pleasecannot remove it from whitish housing.appears a screw of some sort and also something that looks like glass attaching to it? Make an offer: Pre-owned. Wow it worked great. If this problem happens again I plan on wiring a small push-button to the two top terminals and mount it the plastic cover for an easy reset switch! It only puts out about 0.5 volts, but it is enough energy to operate everything. My install is brand new, so there is no connection to any sediment buildup causing any malfunction state. 5: Wait for the status light to start to blink (Mine alternated between 4 blinks and 5 blinks). The Jaccuzi is available at Lowes. This will insure that the board will not be getting any electrostatic signals from the water heater. (PSFlushing the tank as others have posted is sound advice to), YOU, MY FRIEND, ARE A FRICKING GENIUS IT WORKES. Note which color is on which side. After reading many of the comments rather than short anything on the circuit board I just unplugged the red and white input power and waited about 1 hour. I even suspect there is a simpler method to do it than the one Ill now detail. I cleaned burner and vents as well. This piece of junk is only 13 months old. My light is now white instead of red and the electronic board appears slightly different. Reviews are especially welcome. Everything else worked as previously described. I shorted the 2 pins on top of the module base for maybe 30 seconds. Read all these posts Sunday and tried the unplugging of the board then relighting pilot. the gas did shut off but it was drained for a vinegar cleaning. So far, so good but was looking up things that could go wrong and found this page. I havent opened the valve yet out of curiosity but from what I read here, the Capacitor sounds like a good culprit. The WT8840 Water Heater Control is designed for use, in Standing Pilot applications using an immersion, well for water temperature sensing. Because, when they shop at Lowes (and other DIY stores), people dont always, every time, ask them, You carry repair parts for this, right? WV8840B1109 Gas Valve for Honeywell Whirlpool Water Heaters - WV8840B1109 WV8840B1042 $42999 FREE delivery Feb 14 - 17 Or fastest delivery Feb 13 - 15 Small Business Honeywell 100262939 Electronic Valve Ng, 2" 21 $19292 FREE delivery Feb 13 - 15 More Buying Choices $184.52 (13 new offers) I have always had it at one above on A. This worked well. 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. So dont give up, it does work and Im guessing that these methods will work on 100% of the failed controllers if you follow the steps to a T with the knowledge that you may have to do it more than one or two times before it takes and clears the fault code. 3. Hey just wanted to say a BIG thank you to you guys for the reboot reset tips the jumper wire to all points worked best for me! TOUGH! as the faint click was heard and the flashing light reappeared, it was now only blinking once! If you need to look at the back to see how the tabs are arranged, look at the new valve. 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. I replaced the Assy Unit thermocouple with the pilot lightNOW it flashes 7 times with 3 second pause. 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. 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. The sediment can build up and surround the stock probe and retains heat insulating the probe and causing the 4 flash situation. They are the 3 thin metal posts that stick out beyond everything else in an upside down triangular V pattern. 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! Many thousands of these units replaced unneccessarily because of this coding error and the fact so few regularly do the tank flush. They said they couldnt do anything about that. https://www.flickr.com/photos/7428166@N07/14129889951/ I have dealt with the dreaded 4 blinks three times. Thanks for the information and comments it help me restart my waterheated. It has a stainless steel protective cover. In this case relight the pilot and try again. It takes a T-15 screwdriver to remove the cover. Since the old value was working again I just left it in there. Obviously weve all had our issues with the apparently worthless Honeywell controller. You can open up both the old and replacement valve, and just swap the fronts of the valves, containing the recalcitrant circuit board, leaving the back part that connects to the gas pipes in place. Some of us had moved the controller dial through its full range and subsequently the controller failed with the 4 code. Called and set appointment. I called Honeywell, but they wouldnt tell me the engineers names. honeywell wv8840b1109 manual honeywell wv8840b1109 manual Pmi reliance supply electric power partcrib please. Get a contractor model. * Honeywell Gas Valve on a Water [], Young Rey wants to return the amulet to the Blue Wizard, but she's not easy to find! Look at where the Valve body pins connect to the circuit board. Hot water is a good thing!! I bought a Rheem water heater from Home Depot, it had this Honeywell valve on it. and cannot get circuit board outtheres a screw of some sort and and something that looks like glass attached before it will let go? 6: Remove the cover and re-install the 3-wire plug (it will only fitone way). Had to do it twice for it to reset. Wife called whirlpool Monday. 5.0 out of 5 stars. Its a Reliant water heater, but at Menards. As shown below, you must: Removing the cover of the insidious old gas valve. Kenmore water heater purchased at OSH in 2012. (White on the right and RED on the left as they would be with the cover on). I will now start flushing sediment every quarter instead of annually. I also drained some water then flushed a lot. 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. Its not the likely culprit, but possible. Your expert advice was successful. Lit right up. Just came home one day and the pilot light was out (this is the second time). It will not attempt to clear its own fault after it faults. I shorted every connection on the board to the only connection marked GND rather than wait the hour. But, the light on the control never starts flashing. Any ideas? There have been several of us who have successfully brought this Honeywell water heater controller back to life. This would do the same as pulling the connector off the board and relighting the pilot momentarily. Apparently that is the keykeep it clean!!! Using a flat tip screwdriver remove the bottom screw that holds the housing on. So thanks to commenters earlier, before, and above. ENJOY, BIG BIG thanks to you, it worked i fixed it. They have a manual shut off. Intelligent designers would program a fault reset capability after the water temperature drops to a safe point, like say 170 degrees. Add Sears to Lowes of where not to buy a product.heres, what i did take off the cover on the valve and disconnect the 3 wire connector. Followed your procedure to a T. I called GE because Honeywell said to. Thank you! Page bookmarked! They didnt ask any questions or ask for the old one to be returned. Neither worked, the second board is now dead. Thank again. I have a water heater that is 18 months old and Im already repairing it? thank u CT. U and DB are $$ saversfor now anyway..LOL! That SHOULD simply cause the heat source to have to stay on longer to heat water, not get the water too hot; 3. You will now need to restart the Pilot as before. I ignited the pilot and set the temperature but then got the 4 Flash code. The pilot would stay lit for a while and then go out with a code 2 blink. It Is Designed For Use In Standing Pilot Applications Using An Immersion Well For Water Temperature Sensing. I cant believe this actually worked!!! Thank you for you detailed instructions. Maybe the situation was wrong, maybe I just didnt hold my tongue the right way. Thanks a lot guys for these posts. On Thursday plubmer came over to install the worthless Whirlpool 40 gallon piece of junk water heater. A huge thank you to Tyler, Loreleaf and everyone who has contributed here. No, they want to sell you the whole valve, of course. 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. 17 product ratings. I replaced my gas valve and only had to pay the shipping and smell bad for two days. Forgot to add one more important bit of informationI do not have any error codes, the red light blinks for standby mode and shows a heartbeat while the pilot light is on and continues despite the burner failing to ignite. Thank you Tyler and all the responses. I touched the two top ones. Add Sears to Lowes of where not to buy a product. 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. The wt8840 is powered from a thermopile heated by the standing pilot flame. I came home from a 10hr workday Wednesday to a cold shower! I copied and pasted your instructions into word and saved the file. Instead, the tank becomes unusable. So far, this one has continued to work for a while I can not tell yet if they have actually fixed them though. 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? : 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. CORRECTING LAST SENTENCE: main valve (Right pin to (+), 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, photo of pilot valve solenoid 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. This is the second time mine has gone out in 27 months. Slide the power switch on One has a red mode indicator (the older one) and a white one. I saw that the light went out and the pilot had gone out. This time I followed the directions and got it back on myself(after 3 tries) but it wont remain on. There is a thermo-breaker in series with the thermopile attached to the plate opposite the sight window that may need to be reset or could be bad just another thought. Let the pilot without the chip wires plugged in then turned it off. Direct Replacement: Gas Control Valve Kit (Natural Gas) Brand: AO Smith SKU: 100112336 ( 70) In Stock Get 304 Thu, Mar 2 Order by 4PM, receive 304 by Thursday VIEW REPLACEMENT Product Highlights - Natural Gas Description - Wow, you are the man, I used old speaker wires, a doubleAand masking tape, I dont have any clips, followed your instructionsabout five times, nothinghappening,at one point I did touch the left pin with the positive and heard a click, after that thenext three tries it all worked like you said. I didnt think it would work, live and learn. Basically the Honeywell Electronic Gas Water Heater Controllers are crap (so far). 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? A plumber I know told me he has replaced dozens of these exact same units. Wouldnt it make more sense to not let the dial go that high? Im keeping your method in my hip pocket, though, because it is much simpler. Thanks again to everyones input you all are a life saver! 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 . The valve location is high enough on the tank that sediment likely wont interfere with its temperature sensing ability; 2. I was wondering if anyone knew if this part is replaceable? Thanks guys!!! 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. oops I pressed the wrong key: not 170, but 70 degrees. Thanks. The Wt8840 Series Is The Water Heater Control For Trade Use to replace WV8840 valves on AO Smith water Heaters. * Honeywell Gas Valve on a Water [], [] How turn water main cutoff valve , In event main water valve fails, final backstop operate shut water house: main water valve street.. How to Turn Off Your Water Using the Main Cutoff Valve on 411 plumb: &p valve water heater leaking, Learn determine &p valve water heater leaking fix leaking &p valve.. 411 Plumb: The T&P Valve On My Water Heater Is LeakingResetting #$%@!! Before I go on I want to point out that patience is a requirement in this repair, as it may take more than a couple of tries with these methods before results occur. Thank you sooomuch and my daughter thanks you, hot water is a must for her. Dont take this for granted, make sure you do your part of manufacturers suggested periodic maintenance such as tank drainage, Anode rod inspection, etc to prevent future faults. Instead of a red flashing light it has a White flashing light. I will be calling the Whirlpool number to see if I can get a replacement valve unit before this one goes out for good! 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 $$. It is now running with no problems thank you for saving me 125$ plus shipping. Something to consider. I nervously turned the controller dial to the 9 oclock position, the burner burst to life, and today I have hot water again. The combo of using the battery trick as well as just running wires from the posts rather than unscrewing the module worked perfectly. The WT8840 is powered from a thermopile heated by the standing pilot flame. Once reinstalled, it went into the 7 flash mode, but the pilot lit, and when set to HIGH it fired right off. Yeah!!!! Thank goodness I found this site. 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. After reading most of this string I found a small piece of wire between the pilot light pin and main valve pin after pilot light was on did clear the code after relighting the pilot again to flashing 7 which normalized to one flash shortly after. My contacts with them left me in complete distrust, with the feeling that their solution failed to provide any real value, and my belief that while they may get my water heater working again, Id be left lighter in the wallet after being taken for an unpleasant ride that I could have (and did!) thank you so much. Since I dont have a location near me and have a demanding household for hot water, I opted for the $30 overnight shipping option. Theres a little white plug where wires connect to board; tug wires directly away from board to unplug. 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. Start the pilot by moving the knob to 6 oclock and press it in to start the gas and press the piezo starter button on the cover (you have to press the button between two fingers so it will not pop out of the cover it is possible to get shocked so maybe use a glove) several times until it lights. It was enough hot for a fairly comfortable shower actually. Thanks in advance. They may just reset it, then charge again for the next time it needs resetting. This changed to normal flashing within a few minutes. Brand New. shut off the pilot and reconnect the 3 wire plug and but the cover back on. I am extremely grateful for this information! The valve in my heater is a revision C and has a blue status LED for normal. Got 7 blinking lights burner came on and back to 1 blinking light. I followed the last paragraph instructions (what i did take off the cover.) and everything seems to be in working order again with one caveat: when I reattached the front cover with the 3-wire connector unplugged and lit the pilot, I got a 5-flash error (indicating that there was a sensor failure) rather than the 7-flash error. Twist the phone wires together, the burner lit for about 20 seconds then shut off. The WT8840 Water Heater Control is designed for use in Standing Pilot applications using an immersion well for water temperature sensing. 37 sold. Didnt work first time but tried it again and let board set for 10 minutes unplugged before relighting pilot. I am deeply in the debt of David Boone and would offer to buy you lunch should we ever meet. I did order free replacement the part and went for the free ground ship to Calif as well as i had faith in you guys thatthe tips would work before the part got here. (I realize this is way after the fact but just adding some personal experience) I did however, use the no battery option submitted by Cranky Tenants which is a little easier. WV4262E1107 it has a much larger board and connects a bit different. Now WH is working fine. reattach the front cover with the wires still unplugged and light your pilot. Light the pilot. Think I am out of my warrantee point but I will call and see if I can get a freebee. Be sure the tank is flushed as much as possible. This procedure worked like a charm. It will die eventually and it would be nice to have the gas valve ready to go. So far its been working fine. After re-installing the burner and reattaching all the wires, it started up with the 7 blinks & eventually went to normal 1 blink. Looking for a new appliance retailer who values its customers. Grow your service sales with the Honeywell WT8840. After going through this ordeal, I had the pretty much the same experience as ColdShowerMan. Although, it wouldnt hurt to turn the gas off at the water heater line by twisting the valve into the horizontal position. I called Whirlpool again, they agreed to ship a new replacement for $30 shipment again! If not, you can still try the MFR, but a web search for honeywell water heater valve also turned up several vendors. I took the battery idea and did a minor mod. If I had just changed out the circuit boards on the old control valve Id not have gained the better sensor. doctor dead, steampunk adventure set 1904 san francisco, . This option is great because it saves you a lot of plumbing and headaches replacing the old valve. correction on part where my friend bets me $100 its the thermo pile should have read Valve. Yes. I installed the new valve and cleaned up the mess. At least then Ill have a stockpile when the water heater is out of warranty. The pilot would lite, the main burner would come on and it would run for awhile. 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). 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. Pilot light will come on but wont stay on after releasing the button. One big question. CS8840 pilot assemblies are designed for use with this control. Got a 7 blink code which cleared to a 1 blink normal code after a few minutes. Wish Id read deeper in the thread to try jumping the valve with wire. Thank you thank you! I have a newer version. Push for 5 seconds then light fixed mine. Feeling clean & grateful for hot water! Do not loose the spring under it! i did just what you described and my water heater is finally on. I tried to call Honeywell just to ask and they wont give me any info because I didnt have the model number on me. YES!!!!! 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. They said it needs to be assessed by a factory authorized repairman. I didnt use a battery and just jumped upper left and upper right pegs. I tried letting the circuit board sit, unplugged, for an hour and a half but that did not clear the four flash code. The pilot stays lit. upstairs. Is there any non-Honeywell valve that we can use in place of the Edsel we have now? any help would be welcome. no gas pressure would indicate the heater has been shut down and the error code is released? Thanks! 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. This house is on city water with a water-softener it shouldnt need flushing very often. and see what the thermostat looks like). NEVER TO BE PURCHASED AGAIN. The two wires to the controller on the bottom right are the two leads to the thermocouple which provides power to the controller and also senses when the pilot is lit. I would like to add my experience with this hoping it may shed some light. It does have all of the same issues and the dreaded 4 flashes of death. 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! Maybe I can avoid the $120 labor charge the next time it breaks. Update your shipping location. NOTE: Only do this if youre sure that the problem that caused the overheating has been corrected. So are you saying that you got yours from the MFR? After just a couple of minutes the code changed to 1 and now I have hot water. This is how you can un-fault the Controller or make it check for a fault again (and clear the fault). 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. Thank you for the excellent instructions, they worked on the first try. Quality was very bad. Since the new board (white light) worked, I slapped it on there and fired it up so we could have water for showers for work, etc. ( P.S. worked for me. contact customer service and see . i followed your instructions and bingo! There is no need to completely remove the board from the plastic control valve cover. The pilot would light and I let it sit for a few minutes running on pilot. Worthless Whirlpool 40 gallon piece of junk water heater with this controller.... Said to not let the dial go that high charge the next it! 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