DB.THANK YOU kind sir for sharing this! 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. I will miss 7 -10 years of worry free Hot water is a good thing!! Although the part is covered under warranty, they will not just send a replacement. Not sure if these links will come thru, however I took a few pictures of my replacement. 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. Any ideas? honeywell wv8840b1109 manual honeywell wv8840b1109 manual Pmi reliance supply electric power partcrib please. 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. One morning I woke up to find no lights on the Gas Valve panel. (no blinks, no pilot) Turned it around and clipped it back in and went through the lighting the pilot light. Mine is the 1109 and has no posts. Culminating in a permanent fault condition. Like theyre doing me a favor even though I reminded them that it has a 12 year warranty on parts. It replaces the old part numbers listed below. Did you call Honeywell directly? 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. 5 gas rated pipe sealant. As the days moved on, it continued happening more frequently and each time the red 5-flash error condition persisted longer and longer before resetting itself. ~ diy-home-projects.vwx.info. Worked like a charm with an old AA battery & a couple of bread ties, thanks for for sharing the knowledge! I understand that the Honeywell product is in recall. Followed your procedure to a T. I called GE because Honeywell said to. I will now start flushing sediment every quarter instead of annually. water heater $500-$800, pro lic installer $400 $30-$$60 shipping cost for Valve. 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. Thank you! Thanks E. Update : Tried all the reset methods and none worked for me for the white light control valve. And everybody wonders why plumbers charge what they do. I have drained the tank twice and in both cases I got virtually NO SEDIMENT out of my water heater. Honeywell rio ceiling fan, brushed nickel finish, 54 inch honeywell wv8840b1109 manual The bottom pin is ground ((-) on the battery)Connect the (-) negative of the battery there with a clip lead. Getting some hugs and kisses from the wife. Ive been keeping an eye on the heater ever since installing, so I was able to notice this. 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. It, too, does not get any flashes after the pilot is lit. NOW MY WIFE WILL THINK IM SOMEONE IMPORTANT. HELP, what step to go. So is there now way to reset the white light model? Worked like a charm! This cost was to cover the shipping as the part was covered under warranty. 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. It will die eventually and it would be nice to have the gas valve ready to go. 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). this will also help the starter get a good ground to make a proper spark. This controller issue is a serious concern for me as I often leave for weeks at a time with the rest of the family to tend to the fort, but they would not know what to do, so I shall have to give specific instructions with pics etc. Who came up with the dumbass design that when you turn the dial to a normal, albeit high, position, it breaks the water heater? My install is brand new, so there is no connection to any sediment buildup causing any malfunction state. Honeywell and Sears/Home Depot/etc. If it does not start up on its own after the shutdown, then you may have to reconnect the battery to the right top pin and go through the above procedure again and it will shutdown again. This time I left the knob in the pilot position for 10 minutes. This time they are sending me a new gas valve for free overnight. So, I set out to see if I could do a reset of some sort by scouring the internet. By the time I returned (maybe 30 minutes later), the led had returned to its normal blue 1-flash mode. The water heater would not work properly right out of the box. Two months later I drained out about 5-8 gallons, saw minimal sediment. It will stay on once i jump the top left and right pins but it wont clear the code. Flushing the tank briefly seems to be a pre-requisite for this fix, so do that first. I had worked on a water heater that was in a flooded basement and had to open up the sealed combustion chamber, remove the burner/pilot/ignitor/thermopile assembly and dry out the ignitor with a hair dryer for about 15 minutes before it was capable of showing a spark again. Started looking on line for a replacement and came across this site. Next, there are at least two variations of this unit. So this is the only site I could find regarding this stupid gas valve!!! Working fine. After I reconnected got 7 flashes instead of 4 flashes and the gas valve opened properly. At this point mine lit the main burner and blinked 7 a few times then blinked 1 1 1 1. And so the very thin wires (at point where wire became tinned or soldered) became brittle and had broken. They require that a service technician come to check it out out first for a charge of $95.00. I had a failing honeywell on my AOS smith water heater this morning. That happened (I think) because I turned the heat dial all the way up. In fact, not only have they not fixed the problem, some instructions I found online lead me to believe that they deliberately introduced this feature after the original design. I did that search but you Can Not find just the circuit board. Two days ago, the replacement unit also died. There should be labels red and white on the gas valve to help you plug them back the right way. This worked well. Basically the Honeywell Electronic Gas Water Heater Controllers are crap (so far). Honeywell has a scam going, I paid over $500,00 for my water heater and several hundred to have it installed, since day one I have had nothing but trouble with the Honeywell thermostat,gas valve. I tried the simple unplug and reset for 10 minutes and plug back in it worked awesome. 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! Thank you for the excellent instructions, they worked on the first try. If it does, the fault should clear in a few seconds. When utilities came to check gas pressure, my gas was shut off and meter opened for half hour or so. Rather, drain it at a slower rate with a 1K ohm resistor. Bam! I didnt use a battery and just jumped upper left and upper right pegs. Fixed? Last one. If it has now cleared. $49.89. Thanks so much. Thank you so much!!! Probably not, but it was worth a try. I tried the other methods to discharge the caps etc Those Methods did not work. I my case, I need to deliver about 130 degrees to get a high enough temp at my faucets. Too good buddy, the solution you proposed works like charm, all working now ! 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! 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. 4. With my method you do not need to remove it, but sometimes its hard to visualize what everyone is talking about if you have never seen it before. If that is the case, recommend that you do not short the leads as it can cause internal damage. great write up, but I cant find this part anywhere. The seven blink disappeared shortly after that. 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. Product Support. ~ diy-home-projects.vwx.info, Home Projects: How Do I Remove This Exterior Water Valve Cap?. 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. * honeywell gas valve water, Slide ribbon wires clip housing, front gas valve free. Tried removing the cover, unplugging 3 wire plug, and then lighting pilot again. After just a couple of minutes the code changed to 1 and now I have hot water. But the whole process raises a couple of questions in m y mind. Thank you sooomuch and my daughter thanks you, hot water is a must for her. (day job of electrical engineer). Thank you all for your help. The led light will go off and the pilot will shut off as well. It is obvious that they are making a killing on money selling this to just about every water heater brand out there. So the fault condition DID (initially) reset itself. Search the page for How to un-fault a controller. At this point the flashing light went to the Heartbeat flash (call for heat), the exhaust flap opened and the ignitor lit the burner. Thanks to all the posts here!!! 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. Yeah!!!! First, do NOT buy any water heater with this type of controller (you can zoom in on the ad pic. We are dealing with possible gas leak & explosion here guys! I must say the internet is a life saver for problems like these. The previous water-heater was never flushed in its 20 year life (the tank started leaking). If the new valve is basically the same model as the old one, you dont need to pay a plumber to replace the evil valve. Wish Id read deeper in the thread to try jumping the valve with wire. I am so happy that the company replaced it for you. Light the pilot. doctor dead, steampunk adventure set 1904 san francisco, . This changes to red flash code when there is an abnormal condition. Take the front cover off. 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. Youre freaking awesome! I waited to see if the pilot would go off, but about 3 minutes later it started flashing normal, once every 3 seconds. I did do a full drain and it was mostly small white particles which is probably from my water softener. I am extremely grateful for this information! Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Honeywell RTH6580WF Wi-Fi 7 Resetting #$%@!! I reset the temp to my standard setting and it heated up fine. I turned the knob to the on position and the burner kicked on. Shipping to: 98837. The government mandates all this crap that fails! Only 18 month old water heater and I too had the four flashes of death, with working pilot light. Thank again. I too thought no big deal to turn my water heater up ONE NOTCH!!! It should not be necessary to completely empty the tank unless it is just full of sediment and you have never tried to flush it out before. In the meantime I figured the shutoff valve to the WH was not working then started to leak! Appreciate the guidance. Obviously weve all had our issues with the apparently worthless Honeywell controller. I got the dreaded 4 blink on a 3 year old water heater that had to have the control module replaced after the first year. Miller MightyLite Leading Edge Self-Retracting Lifelines. When it calls for heat the damper opens and the pilot ignites but the main burner will not activate. 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. BONUS!!! Theres a little white plug where wires connect to board; tug wires directly away from board to unplug. I called toll-free number on side of tank (877-817-6750), described my issue and gave a serial number. Some designers use whats called a super cap instead of a battery to preserve data for short periods of time. then buying parts, or paying for those appreciated plumbersAll help, is appreciated! That was their only solution. Buy It Now. Going to try the reset steps pointed out earlier and see if that will get me by for a little while until the new one gets here. I had a power outage at my house and coincidentally (?) ~ diy-home-tips.vwx.info, Home Projects: Is It A Problem That I Have Two Of Each Color Wires On My Honeywell Thermostat?. did the light and turn the unit to hot and touched the other end of the speaker wire to the right upper of the V it fired up and reset. Add Sears to Lowes of where not to buy a product. The WT8840 is powered from a thermopile heated by the standing pilot flame. The WT8840 Water Heater Control is designed for use, in Standing Pilot applications using an immersion, well for water temperature sensing. 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 said BS, send me a new module. HELP !! 2. No lights at all this time I couldnt even get it to do any lights when trying to light the pilot light. Basically, the minerals heat less efficiently than the water, so the water has to get hotter than necessary. A link in your article would have been nice. 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? I have 2 bad Gas valves that i tried this on. 1. However, I started getting a 5-flash code (water temperature sensor failure) shortly after install. A day or so after install, I did raise the temp just a tad to 130. Got a 7 blink code which cleared to a 1 blink normal code after a few minutes. I will never buy anything from Kenmore or Honeywell! Make sure the thermostat wires are plugged in to the top of the board. Honeywell WV8840B1109 Gas Water Heater Control Valve. + One for DBs repair procedure. Voltage Minimum: 350 mV dc, open circuit. I first noticed it a few days after install and immediately freaked and went to get the manual. Looks like you guys have saved a lot of people a lot of $$! No flashing lights, no pilot light, nothing. All working fine now. WV4262E1107 it has a much larger board and connects a bit different. I had put a piece of wire between the 2 top ones, not sure if it did anything. The customer service representative explained to me that I needed a new Gas Valve and that if there was a store around me that had the Gas Valve, I could buy there (Menards, etc.) After reassembly and firing up the pilot there was a 4 code and a 5 code. and cannot get circuit board outtheres a screw of some sort and and something that looks like glass attached before it will let go? It is interesting to note that 106F is normally just about as hot as you can stand in the shower. My old controller has a red blinking LED that I can reset. Slide the ribbon of wires out of the clip on the housing, and the front of the gas valve is free. You can get the pilot to light by pressing this button, but unless you address the underlying problem, the chamber will overheat and the breaker will trip again. Maybe a model or serial number? As a side note, the light on the new valve is white. Honeywell Gas Valve on a Water Heater Filed under useful Executive summary: Once it has detected a "water too hot" event, the gas valve will never work again unless you know how to reset 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. 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. I just frankenvalved my unit last night and it is working like a charm! I hope this helps others! YES!!!!! Thanks. Mwa-ha-ha-ha! The wires for the main burner valve solenoid had not broken. It arrived today within 24 hours. 7:Snap the cover back on and light the pilot light again. Bioluminescent Reindeer and the Value of Diversity. The manual, and Sears parts deptartment, told me I needed a new control valve at $150. 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. Jolie, even you can do this. 4 Blinks will still happen. And if you are atheist? I lit the pilot, and the indicator returned to 1 regular blink (the sign of normal function) as the gas flowed to the burner and ignited. Ive also decided that, every year, Im going to file a warranty claim on this piece of crap valve/circuit board setup. It is interesting to note that the water remained lukewarm with just the pilot lit over the past several days. I also drained some water then flushed a lot. I agree but the cheapest I have found a valve is $199.00 plus shipping and tax. Had to have come Tuesday. Manual 34-00013EF-06. Honeywell covered the replacement unit cost including shipping. i followed your instructions and bingo! Didnt work first time but tried it again and let board set for 10 minutes unplugged before relighting pilot. DONT BUY THEM. * Honeywell Gas Valve on a Water [], [] How turn water main cutoff valve , In event main water valve fails, final backstop operate shut water house: main water valve street.. How to Turn Off Your Water Using the Main Cutoff Valve on 411 plumb: &p valve water heater leaking, Learn determine &p valve water heater leaking fix leaking &p valve.. 411 Plumb: The T&P Valve On My Water Heater Is LeakingResetting #$%@!! Turn the temp knob down to VAC (lowest setting for vacation) Anyways DBs method DOES WORK! Had to pay 30.00 shipping. Water Heater Gas Control Valve For Honeywell Whirlpool WV8840B1109 WV8840B1042. Just lit the pilot again and set the temperature!! My 83 year old dads water heater went out. They charged me $30 to ship a new white light control valve and i installed it. Thank you all for helping out the FIY. Im going to take everyone elses lead and call for a replacement valve. Called and set appointment. The pilot would lite, the main burner would come on and it would run for awhile. Ignite pilot then rotate to hot. detail describe please. Reverse the above steps to mount the new front onto the old back thats still hooked to the water heater. 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, again Sears says they need to send a repair guy out. Your expert advice was successful. Executive summary: Once it has detected a water too hot event, the gas valve will never work again unless you know how to reset it. Slide the power switch on Untwist wires and relight pilot. Select a Model: Gas Control Trade Replacement Valve. I have NEVER had a thermostat unit fail in 35 years of owning houses. 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. and see what the thermostat looks like). Also, is the setpoint continuously variable as the dial is turned, or are the labeled settings stepped and all there are? Maybe it should be Teflon coated if that interaction is suspect? Only the technically adept or handy should do attempt this. Abner, I will handle your questions in my own order. Took a wire and touched the two pins where the thermo plugs in. Opening hot valve of nearby sink, opening air release valve on top of tank, using 4 inlet pipe to use as a wrench lever to remove the Gas Valve assembly were a few minor but helpful things. After spending 51 minutes with Sears customer non-service the problem was resolved within 20 minutes following Davids instructions. Would appreciate any info on fixing the WHITE Light Gas valve. 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 $$. I found the most reliable one is to install the parts without the cover and short the top two pins that go to the pilot light (left) and the main burner (right) and running it for a while. Loreleafs procedure (5 January 2016) worked for me remove cover and short 2 pins with a screwdriver. 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. In that case, the pilot light will not stay lit and you do not get the four flashes. THANK YOU! After a lot of Internet searching (and some unsuccessful attempts at repairing) I finally came upon this site after another 10hr work day Thursday night! Charles, Should save this to a word fileBut hopefully I wont ever need them again..My water heater is 2 years old and has a 6 year warranty on parts..I called Monday morning and spoke to a Johnathon (real nice fella) and he shipped me the whole thermostat assembly. It installed easily. I know I did this while trying to figure out why no hot water. The entire process from start to finish, including 2 stops to Lowes (once for tools, second for piping) and draining/refilling tank took over 2 hours. I have a slight modification to make it even easier!!! Normally, you just need to dump a gallon or two at the most to get the sentiment out of the bottom of the tank. To be continued. My hat is off to all of you. 1 viewed per hour. Takes one screw driver to unscrew the one screw on the bottom of the controller. On relighting, I got the dreaded 4 blinks. After turning the heater off and shutting off the gas to the unit. 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. 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! Any ideas? Oh well, hope your post saves people a lot of time and frustration. My control has an additional wire plugged into the bottom of the controller (Im not certain what it does). This was when I discovered this thread and prepared to contact Rheem since the heater is brand new. Move the control to Hot and the Water Heater main burner should come on. Still working after these few months? Having been working with systems at this level for nearly all my life I will say it looks like the micro-code in the controller goes away and hides when it gets that dreaded 4 code. They are the 3 thin metal posts that stick out beyond everything else in an upside down triangular V pattern. Lady on phone said they werent aware of any problems but our heater still under warranty and would send us a new valve. 37 sold. Troubleshooting (just to make sure it wasnt the thermal switch or something) I took the board only out of the new valve they sent and put it on there. Because of these differences, I would recommend NOT to only replace the board, but to replace everything! Remember these guys deal with this everyday. It was very difficult to flush out and I ended removing it by use of a shop-vac and small hose modified to get through the valve hole. Holy Crap DB! This does not seem to be documented anywhere. I cant believe this actually worked!!! Folks, here is the problem with this controller design. 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. The sediment can build up and surround the stock probe and retains heat insulating the probe and causing the 4 flash situation. This option is great because it saves you a lot of plumbing and headaches replacing the old valve. I have set a reminder in outlook to drain my tank once a year from now on. Keep track of which front is which! Yes my 20 month old envirotemp gas water (purchased from lowes) heater quit and is displaying 4 flashes of death . I will never by anything that has anything Honeywell on it again. 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. How to un-fault a controller God Bless you! Gas & Electric Water Heaters & Tankless Models | A. O. Smith So I called and paid the $30 to get a new one delivered the day after Christmas. This worked for me, and saved me some money and headaches. 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