Search the page for How to un-fault a controller. I had a similar experience on a WV8840B1059 getting the 4 flashes. This is a BRAND NEW Honeywell Gas Water Heater Control Valve. Ill call for the replacement to have on hand and keep the instructions. No, No, No! This unit is a P.O.S.! The battery trick worked for me. The two upper pins of V push out of the cover and have doughnut shaped gaskets to seal gases. And if you are atheist? My Family thanks you for the tip to reset the Honeywell Gas control valve. Turned the dial to low and it started heating. Brand New. Wait a minute to be sure, then turn the knob to off, and disconnect (the RED and WHITE power leads first) everything and reassemble the controller normally and start it back up. Two months later I drained out about 5-8 gallons, saw minimal sediment. Two plastic clips at the top are holding the cover on. 37 sold. mwa-ha-ha-ha! Light the pilot light as normal. the side you see when it the board is in place. Cal. SUPER FIX< SUPER POST. I took the circuit board completely out of the unit and let it sit for about an hour. They are not interchangeable. By the way, while searching for more information when this first came up for me, I found one website which had these controllers for sale for $99.00. Make a jumper out of phone wire about 10 long. )and insert the circuit board back onto the 3 Valve body pins as it normally would be (circuit components showing) without the cover attached. w~{c=?Y=R}N',8+*Skw:,q7o{v%NnxpwQNZy ZpRe"n:o [KA8tX#aW:Y{HbTna+]U. 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. Checked the wiring. My plan was to fix it Saturday and replace the entire unit with the new one. The reason I got a new WH was so there would be no problems! The light went out. Just came home one day and the pilot light was out (this is the second time). 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. Nothing else worked for me. Had to have come Tuesday. Tried removing the cover, unplugging 3 wire plug, and then lighting pilot again. As I mention in the article, in bold red text, you have to make sure whatever caused the overheat is also fixed. 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. Jolie, even you can do this. 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. Intelligent designers would program a fault reset capability after the water temperature drops to a safe point, like say 170 degrees. Looking at the V of the Valve body pins, the left top pin is the pilot valve. 2. If it overheats again, youll need to order yet another valve, or it will blow up, or something else you wont like. Picture:here, 4. I am not sure if holding the temperature button in is electronic or mechanically acts on the pilot valve (would hope the latter). 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. 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. Should be some code or combination of codes, possibly including a 7. Please do this at your own risk. Basically, the minerals heat less efficiently than the water, so the water has to get hotter than necessary. If I had found this earlier I would have saved the next day shipping and done the $10 one. Folks, here is the problem with this controller design. Page bookmarked! My hat is off to all of you. Thanks for taking the time to post this. 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. Maybe a model or serial number? We are dealing with possible gas leak & explosion here guys! Kenmore water heater purchased at OSH in 2012. I have the same set up as rdarnitall on 31 December 2014 at 7:28 pm and I just wanted to say thanks for that reset procedure, it worked for me. Turn the temp knob down to VAC (lowest setting for vacation) In case you havent seen one before, its called a flat-bladed screwdriver.. > little white reset button doesnt seem to have any effect!?! I have NEVER had a thermostat unit fail in 35 years of owning houses. Did you call Honeywell directly? 6: Remove the cover and re-install the 3-wire plug (it will only fitone way). 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. I first noticed it a few days after install and immediately freaked and went to get the manual. I think you could reset the controller by taking off the two leads to the thermocouple and short the two connecter tabs on the bottom right of the controller together for a couple of minutes. Still no flashes. Regardless what I tried, it was still 4 flashes. I just bought a Rheem unit that has a Honeywell WV8840C1605 control valve. How can this have been going on for years and not have been fixed? She then told me that she would have to transfer me to someone else to finish up because my unit has the power exhaust flap and that was a different group. I hear a click when the pilot tube opens but no 2nd click for the main tube. No, I dont know that you can buy just the circuit board. As info only for the less mechanical people out there, if you lay down on your back and look through the sight glass window, it makes lighting your pilot very easy. Turn off the gas, just to be on the safe side, even though were not going to be messing with the pipes. One note, since I did not have any clip leads I just used a rubber band to hold two pieces of speaker wire to a AA battery and held the wires on the pins with my index fingers. Next, there are at least two variations of this unit. A good business would be to offer a replacement board that has been restored for use to customers blessed with this hunk of junk! I too thought no big deal to turn my water heater up ONE NOTCH!!! The first time I paid Sears their blood money. 1. Note that sometimes it can be hard to get the valve closed completely if this was the first time and you had never done it before in years of use. Let the pilot without the chip wires plugged in then turned it off. If that is the case, recommend that you do not short the leads as it can cause internal damage. I shorted the 2 pins on top of the module base for maybe 30 seconds. In this case relight the pilot and try again. Was sent a new one with a bad (stuck) push button sparker. Who came up with the dumbass design that when you turn the dial to a normal, albeit high, position, it breaks the water heater? 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. Mine quit working last Wednesday (Christmas Eve), with a house full of company. Too good buddy, the solution you proposed works like charm, all working now ! Its not very complicated, really. Other than that it looks the same from the exterior. My Whirlpool gas water heater is giving me the dreaded four blinks signal. 4:Follow directions to lite the pilot-light. The WT8840 is powered from a thermopile heated by the standing pilot flame. It will die eventually and it would be nice to have the gas valve ready to go. I was told that you can use the yellow teflon and sealant for gas and water, but the water products do not work on gas. Miller 3/4" Grip. Now I have two fail in 27 months. I turned the knob to the on position and the burner kicked on. 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 will never by anything that has anything Honeywell on it again. The GE people walked me through a reset process over the phone and it fired right up. 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 just ran enough hot water out to get it to call for heat again and it lit fine on its own. 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. After the pilot heats the thermopile, and the LED blinks, I released the Red knob but the pilot would not stay on. Can you believe this crap! This option is great because it saves you a lot of plumbing and headaches replacing the old valve. I have a 2 yr old whirlpool 30 gal gas model with the Honeywell valve unit. Thanks again to everyones input you all are a life saver! While I didnt have any leaks, I was sweating bullets during the testing and first fire up of the furnace. contact customer service and see . Bioluminescent Reindeer and the Value of Diversity. ( P.S. Called Whirlpool, got the run-around everyone else is getting, called a few plumbers who were all in the $150+/hour. Thank you for your terrific post. The valve in my heater is a revision C and has a blue status LED for normal. The fault should stay cleared. terminals that eliminate the need to splice and crimp wire, elliptical mounting holes, a large wiring channel that provides plenty of room to route wires and a convenient hinged case cover, our eas. This is a picture of what it looks like with all the wires attached and the actual valve pins in the V formation (on the right side of the picture). If the heating chamber gets too hot, the button pops out and the pilot will never light until you push it back in. 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. Some of us had moved the controller dial through its full range and subsequently the controller failed with the 4 code. Then I came down later when I felt the barely warm water. Water Heater Gas Valve Replaces Honeywell Resideo WV8840B1109 WV8840B1110 WV8840B1109 WV8840B1110 Furnace Heater Gas Valve Shut-off Slow Fast Opening Pilot Spark Hot Surface Ignition Repair Part . There is no pilot, it just ignites completely as needed with electronic ignitor. Thank you sooomuch and my daughter thanks you, hot water is a must for her. Also turn the black dial to Off. This is the fourth time in 3 years the control has died. I have the 50 gallon model of the Whirlpool water heater from Lowes that has the Honeywell controller on a Bradford White valve. I hope this helps others! I suggest going all the way and getting rid of the old plastic sensor. worked for me. They said it needs to be assessed by a factory authorized repairman. However, the length and duration of self-correcting fault conditions rapidly grew more frequent and longer over a matter of days. There is no need to completely remove the board from the plastic control valve cover. 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. 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. Time will tell. Did the reset and got a replacement valve on the way. The replacement valve I received also has a white sensor light instead of red, and it has a metal capped sensor instead of black plastic. 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! Just plug the starter lead back into the connector to the ignitor and place the back (brass colored) end of the starter against a metal part of the water heater. The sediment can build up and surround the stock probe and retains heat insulating the probe and causing the 4 flash situation. The Whirlpool helpline says I have to replace the gas valve. (Held the pilot open manually for 10 minutes. Could someone make a diagram or snap a pic and circle what posts to jumper? This is the second time mine has gone out in 27 months. At this point mine lit the main burner and blinked 7 a few times then blinked 1 1 1 1. When the circuit board in the gas valve detects the water-too-hot situation, it writes something into static memory in one of its chips, and the valve will never work again unless you can manage to reset it as described below. Far out. Either solution is unacceptable. 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. For more information forwardthinking.honeywell.com Home and Building Technologies 1985 Douglas Drive North Golden Valley, MN 55422 . For $75 theyll come out to asses. After spending 51 minutes with Sears customer non-service the problem was resolved within 20 minutes following Davids instructions. This changes to red flash code when there is an abnormal condition. Fixed? So dont give up, it does work and Im guessing that these methods will work on 100% of the failed controllers if you follow the steps to a T with the knowledge that you may have to do it more than one or two times before it takes and clears the fault code. This is actually minerals and should be drained. Pilot light will come on but wont stay on after releasing the button. The WT8840 Water Heater Control is designed for use in Standing Pilot applications using an immersion well for water temperature sensing. Is there a replacement gas valve that people have had success with? Thank you! Resetting the #$%@!! Honeywell covered the replacement unit cost including shipping. Gas and Flame Detection. Looking for a new appliance retailer who values its customers. You will need two clip leads about 2 feet long each(like from Radio Shack I used a black lead for negative (-) and red lead for positive(+)) and be able to clip onto a 1.5 volt battery (I used a weak rechargeable battery with tabs ( you only need about .5 volt DC actually). Lady on phone said they werent aware of any problems but our heater still under warranty and would send us a new valve. 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! It took right off and has been working fine. Even though it did not appear excessively dirty or clogged there was some soot present on top of the screen and a small amount of dust under the burner (& one dead ladybug). 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