Appreciate the guidance. There is no need to completely remove the board from the plastic control valve cover. David Boone I Love You. It, too, does not get any flashes after the pilot is lit. I told them BS, that I was going to install it myself. YOU are a SUPER GENIUS! One big question. DB.THANK YOU kind sir for sharing this! Working fine. I checked the voltage from the thermopile: 750 millivolts with pilot light lit while holding in the button. 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. I just found this article. I just ran enough hot water out to get it to call for heat again and it lit fine on its own. Thank goodness I found this site. 17 product ratings. THANKS & GOD BLESS. My Honeywell WV8860B1309 failed after 2 years. I had put a piece of wire between the 2 top ones, not sure if it did anything. Definitely will be draining sediment as a preventive measure later this week. Hope this doesnt keep happening. 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. Reinstall the cover. Now it is one-blinking again. Remember these guys deal with this everyday. Think Ill leave my old one on till it goes out again then replace with new one. I dont know this for a fact but the low setting should be somewhere around 100F. After about ten minutes the flashes changed back to the normal one flash operation. I also drained some water then flushed a lot. Had to have come Tuesday. Let me reiterate the steps Charles and I did so it will be on the end of the thread and readily visible. Installed it today. This will supply current to the main valve and the main valve will open. I replaced my gas valve and only had to pay the shipping and smell bad for two days. I have the exact electronic gas valve unit on my Whirlpool water heater I purchased 3 years ago. This was when I discovered this thread and prepared to contact Rheem since the heater is brand new. What is the easiest way to mimic the thermopile 750 milli volt so I can get the brains working without the pilot on. Little white plug stays with wire ribbon. If the reset procedure needs to be repeated, I figure it can easily be done in less than 10 minutes. will light up but is not, Honeywell 24v waterheater. 1. F-ING A BRA! Switched back to the old board and still couldnt get it to work. 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! Let the pilot without the chip wires plugged in then turned it off. I decided to try the How to un-fault a controller instructions above by David Boone as a first resort since it is easy to do. Clearly the valve controller is mis-designed. When I came back to check the water heater, I saw that the light was flashing normally. The Deep End is a steampunk intrigue with plenty of reprehensible characters, plots, poisoned stabby things, and a murder mystery where the sleuth has to suspect herself. Put the cover back on and relight the pilotand set your heat temperature. This tank was flushed six months ago to install the current control valve. I want to send you a gift..paypal?? I know I did this while trying to figure out why no hot water. 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 Rheem, to their credit, is overnight shipping a new sensor to replace the bad one in the new Home Depot Rheem that I installed yesterday. Drain a few gallons, a little scale. 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. oops I pressed the wrong key: not 170, but 70 degrees. Not only that, but people return their old ones, and parts of them at least can probably be reused in new hundred-plus dollar valves. That would be nice. Put it all back together and re-sealed the gasket with red (high temperature) RTV gasket sealer. Intelligent designers would program a fault reset capability after the water temperature drops to a safe point, like say 170 degrees. I touched the two top ones. This crap adds $15,000+ to our new automobiles. These Honeywell gas controls include a manual gas valve, safety shutoff, single millivoltage automatic operator, and pressure regulator, pilot gas filter and flow adjustment, pressure tapping, and thermocouple connector. I used sealant on all the piping going into the valve assembly however I used teflon tape for the screwing portion of the assembly that goes into the tank and touches water. There should be labels red and white on the gas valve to help you plug them back the right way. You cannot find the old fashion w/heaters that you could lite and forget it. repeat steps gas valve.. Resetting the #$%@!! WV8840B1109 has been discontinued Discontinued January 3, 2020 This product was discontinued by the manufacturer. 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. Lit right up. Thanks for you insight. The Temperature probe is a different design. If I had found this earlier I would have saved the next day shipping and done the $10 one. Maybe I can avoid the $120 labor charge the next time it breaks. Ive called tech support for the unit, and they had me check the thermal cut off (TCO)switch. Would appreciate any info on fixing the WHITE Light Gas valve. Glad you got it back going. I think this Honeywell valve is pretty flakey. 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. Regardless what I tried, it was still 4 flashes. When I checked the water heater the status light was not blinking at all. NOTE: the 7-flash error seemed to last for quite awhile but eventually went to a normal single flash. 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. 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! Took the board out and just touched everything with the cross wire and let it sit. Good luck, and be sure to write Whirlpool and tell them their tank design valve is a piece of crap. Its not very complicated, really. Abner, I will handle your questions in my own order. Mounting: Mounting in upright position only. Much obliged. I tried the simple unplug and reset for 10 minutes and plug back in it worked awesome. Again, not a water heater expert, just saying based on my own experiences with the ones in my home. By the way, the 3 year warranty expired 3 week ago. On 21 November, 2014 I performed the fix that Charles described on 29 July, 2014. Any ideas? I have gone through several failures with this type of water heater (with the Hon. Should I bootstrap the thing by supplying my own voltage of 750mv and try David Boones most excellent fault reset procedure? ! coming from me! At this point mine lit the main burner and blinked 7 a few times then blinked 1 1 1 1. Look at where the Valve body pins connect to the circuit board. 6: Remove the cover and re-install the 3-wire plug (it will only fitone way). The WT8840 Water Heater Control is designed for use in Standing Pilot applications using an immersion well for water temperature sensing. In case you havent seen one before, its called a flat-bladed screwdriver.. Note the LED flash sequence. Other than that it looks the same from the exterior. Cheers. Thanks in advance. 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.) NOW MY WIFE WILL THINK IM SOMEONE IMPORTANT. I guess Water heaters are now interactive devices requiring yearly maintenance. * honeywell gas valve water, Executive summary: detected water hot event, gas valve work reset . Pre-Owned. Can you believe this crap! I had a similar experience on a WV8840B1059 getting the 4 flashes. Im just saying that you dont have to install the whole valve, but can just swap out the parts you need to make the old one work again. I have 4 blinking lights. It is a Honeywell Reliance 9007884 Series 300. Then This year the pilot went out and I tried to re-light by pressing the red knob pointed at PILOT and pressing the square igniter button. The new valve seemed to act the same way except without the main burner lite, out , and relite. Everything is good. step by step please for dummies. 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. Now the light changed from flashing 4 times to flashing 7 times. Thanks a bunch! smith), the gas valve went bad so I had to replace it. Thank you sooomuch and my daughter thanks you, hot water is a must for her. This suggests that the burner was on for a long time but just couldnt heat the water enough to satisfy the thermostat. 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. . Theres a little white reset button on the plate covering the combustion chamber, but that doesnt seem to have any effect!?! That visit its no guarantee that they will give you a new valve. Plus the cost of the above repairs. I left the piezo starter installed in the plastic cover. Only 18 month old water heater and I too had the four flashes of death, with working pilot light. Unscrew one screw at the bottom of the gas valve. Ill let you know in a year! About 5-10 minutes the 7 flashes reverted back to a single flash, maybe got lucky. Ernie. 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. The valve is known to be defective and maybe they will help ? the read Honeywell pilot button lights the pilot, only as long as you hold it in, when I let the button go, the flame goes out. Did you call Honeywell directly? I had a power outage at my house and coincidentally (?) COPY OF Honeywell Water Heater Gas Valve Instruction/ Spec. TOUGH! Give me a break. I woke up on a Saturday morning to this issue and used your Fault Clear instructions and they WORKED! Lore leaf, Great post! Still no flashes. My install is brand new, so there is no connection to any sediment buildup causing any malfunction state. The water heater wouldnt re-light, but I noticed that the indicator was blinking four times in succession. I replaced the Assy Unit thermocouple with the pilot lightNOW it flashes 7 times with 3 second pause. -thanks. The pilot on my waterheater went out over night. TheCrankyTenants worked for me. If youre ever in Fort Wayne Indiana, Ill treat you to a steak dinner/sushi/(or your preference)! The WT8840 water heater control from Resideo is designed for use in standing pilot applications using an immersion well for water temperature sensing. No, I dont know that you can buy just the circuit board. Could only see me in the eveningReading about what you guys have done. the wife is happy again. When it calls for heat the damper opens and the pilot ignites but the main burner will not activate. The cover on the Water Heaters gas valve is removed by a single flat head screw at the bottom. So this is the only site I could find regarding this stupid gas valve!!! I called toll-free number on side of tank (877-817-6750), described my issue and gave a serial number. The dreaded 4 red flashes. Will most likely do the control board swap. Thanks to all of you!! 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. Glad I found this post. Thanks that was a big help and a $$ saver. 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. Thanks for the site.. Guys, this is a great post Thanks I FIXED IT but, make it EASY FOR DUMMIES after spending hours reading this I FOUND the EASIEST WAY to fix the 4 blink issue Just lit the pilot take out the plastic cover with the pilot on, do not disconnect any cords, use aflat-bladed screwdriver. just short (touch) the top 2 left pins( there is a set of 4 pins together use the 2 on the left) and the led light will go off and the pilot will shut off too, put the plastic cover back to the unit and DONE!! Oh, I see. 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). Okay. Last year the Pilot light kept going out by itself. I bet between all of us we could design a much better water heater. 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. New controller on the way but hot water is now flowing. 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. Too good buddy, the solution you proposed works like charm, all working now ! Anyhow, the next day I got the part. Model U1######## water heater natural gas, 30 gallon. Still four flashes. Preferably one that doesnt use that stupid Honeywell valve. 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. Taking your screwdriver and hold it against the upper right pin and the lower pin for about 3 seconds. While still contemplating my options, this morning the heater quit altogether. The manual, and Sears parts deptartment, told me I needed a new control valve at $150. This procedure worked like a charm. Far out. Cant see internally if it is different. 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! Gently wiggle out the housing. Instead of a red flashing light it has a White flashing light. So, I set out to see if I could do a reset of some sort by scouring the internet. 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. Super easy. any help would be welcome. 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. Thank you , thank you, thank you all in particular thank you David Boone. Miller MightyLite Leading Edge Self-Retracting Lifelines. This isnt connected to house current, so dont worry about touching any wires; you wont get a shock. After less than 4 yrs of having the Whirlpool water heater, I got 4 flashes. > little white reset button doesnt seem to have any effect!?! Will keep this for next year when it breaks again. I was ready to take the circuit board into work and try to reprogram it through what appears to be a serial port (TX RX pins). A good business would be to offer a replacement board that has been restored for use to customers blessed with this hunk of junk! This may be rather new as Honeywell does not even have a WV8840C listed yet (or it may be an OEM spec valve which is proprietary and not published. The results are nearly identical except that when I hooked up the external wires and the three wire plug on the circuit board and reassembled with the pilot on, the codes were different. 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 first continues the 4-blinks after multiple reset attempts. 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. Pull the black clips on the red and white wires straight outwards to unplug them. So Im thinking that a dirty or intermittent pot could momentarily go open and the controller could see that as a fatal error which could not usually be recovered from. Once reinstalled, it went into the 7 flash mode, but the pilot lit, and when set to HIGH it fired right off. This should at least get you hot water and time to get another controller from like Amazon. Went back to buy a new thermostat. water heater $500-$800, pro lic installer $400 $30-$$60 shipping cost for Valve. Asked the associate, he said they are all interchangeable. This may help all. It may show now the normal 1 code or it may show a 7 or maybe a 2. On relighting, I got the dreaded 4 blinks. Sponsored. To begin, address the old gas valve. combustion chamber. Light the pilot light as normal. Think I am out of my warrantee point but I will call and see if I can get a freebee. WT8840 controls provide direct replacement, Pressure Regulator: The outlet pressure regulator, See appliance rating plate for inlet pressure range, 0.5 PSI (14.0 in. I have a water heater that is 18 months old and Im already repairing it? Worked for me waiting to see if burner shuts off Within a couple minutes it reverted to 1 flash, and is working fine. No battery, no removing of circuit board, just a short jumper wire. Honeywell and Sears/Home Depot/etc. Cold water for 3 days in winter. Just make sure you label (or cell phone picture) where the wires go, to be able to return them, and then disconnect all the wires. Thank you! Shut off the pilot, remove the cover and reconnect the three wire connector to the circuit board. Gas & Electric Water Heaters & Tankless Models | A. O. Smith Oh and THISis what it looks like in the little window when your BURNERSare running (water heater is heating). I was told to flush the water heater 2xs a year with vinegar to remove sediment, which i did have ALOT..Thanks. 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?. So either the thermostat is faulty, or somehow theres something preventing heat transfer from the heating chamber and the water in the tank. Honeywell stinks & has caused lots of trouble for me. Thanks! Last one. Gas and Flame Detection. I then end up on the Low setting. The later version has a board-edge trace for accepting another type of slip-on connector. The newer ones have been Fixed so they will not reset. 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. This time I turned to this forum. All that Sears tried to do was sell me a warranty extension for $199. After a minute or so the flashes should change to just one flash every three seconds or so. I really did not want to mess with wires inside so extremely glad this works for this controller. Youre freaking awesome! 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 last time, that did not work which led me to this posting and Rauls simple fix. This is the fourth time in 3 years the control has died. 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. Thank you Tyler for starting this thread. But we know different, Sounds like a lot of us are having the some problem: Yes. 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 . A few days ago I noticed that the combustion was very loud, like the flame was pulsating or something (I didnt know I had a pulsejet at home). ~ diy-home-tips.vwx.info, Home Projects: Is It A Problem That I Have Two Of Each Color Wires On My Honeywell Thermostat?. Turn off the gas, just to be on the safe side, even though were not going to be messing with the pipes. HELP, what step to go. I am thinking about replacing it with a propane tankless. 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 thermal switch on the hot water heater was broken. Big thanks from MN! As I mention in the article, in bold red text, you have to make sure whatever caused the overheat is also fixed. Unplug the power cord for 20 seconds Basically, the minerals heat less efficiently than the water, so the water has to get hotter than necessary. Also, is the setpoint continuously variable as the dial is turned, or are the labeled settings stepped and all there are? My unit is a Kenmore, bought at OSH New Years day 2012. Thank you all for helping out the FIY. Get a contractor model. He said do not put the setting any higher than the HOT setting. If one uses a slow supply of hot water (like rinsing a lot of dishes), then the heater stays on making VERY hot water until it triggers a non-resetable error. 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. Bought my Whirlpool at Lowes. Flushing the tank regularly prevents many problems. Be gentle; its only plastic. When I put it back together, it still flashed 4 lights and only the pilot would light. I also drained a small amount of sediment from the bottom of the tank, which was mostly brown water. I set the temperature control to just below hot and the burner came on. Put the cover back on temporarily with the connector still disconnected. and submit my receipt for them to reimburse the cost (up to $153). I did however, use the no battery option submitted by Cranky Tenants which is a little easier. For sure theyre going to have a lot of unhappy customers. I did call Whirlpool and told them that the new valve they sent was broken and they did send another replacement free overnight. detail describe please. Cheers very much, Tyler and yall!! Normally, you just need to dump a gallon or two at the most to get the sentiment out of the bottom of the tank. 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. Thanks a lot guys for these posts. It arrived today within 24 hours. 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 My hat is off to all of you. While most of it looks similar, I think the subtle differences incorporate a long(er) term fix. 6. Got 7 blinking lights burner came on and back to 1 blinking light. 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. Had to pay 30.00 shipping. Finally this past week it was in the error mode and stayed there. Hogwash!! It did not need to be reset (zero resistance across the terminals). So I changed that out for a 1/4 turn one, much easier. BONUS!!! 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. When drained completely,the bottom held a white goo that had a slimy feel with crystals. honeywell wv8840b1109 manual honeywell wv8840b1109 manual Pmi reliance supply electric power partcrib please. DB: Instructions are clear and hope to follow this to override the Honeywell piece of crap Gas Control Thermostat on my 2.5 year old 50gal tank. I would like to add my experience with this hoping it may shed some light. This is the second time I have had the dreaded four blink failure in a 30 Gal. shut off the pilot and reconnect the 3 wire plug and but the cover back on. I speculate its because Honeywell sells a lot more gas valves this way. God Bless you! 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. In this case relight the pilot and try again. But, the light on the control never starts flashing. First off, thank you for this article and thread. ~ diy-home-projects.vwx.info. Now the replacement goes on the fritz. started getting 7 blinks, felt hopeful, turned it to hot and heard the burner come on. Took a wire and touched the two pins where the thermo plugs in. 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. I hope this helps others! I had to pay $30 overnight shipping. 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