I replaced it in a couple of hours and we were back in business. First, do NOT buy any water heater with this type of controller (you can zoom in on the ad pic. followed your instructions for shorting the 2 pins and re-light worked just like you said. Mine got here today, wont be changing it. 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). But, dont buy a water heater from the DIY in any case. Ill call for the replacement to have on hand and keep the instructions. Includes an integrated NTC temperature sensor. This should at least get you hot water and time to get another controller from like Amazon. This was when I discovered this thread and prepared to contact Rheem since the heater is brand new. 17 product ratings. 5: Wait for the status light to start to blink (Mine alternated between 4 blinks and 5 blinks). no gas pressure would indicate the heater has been shut down and the error code is released? Thank you David Boone for your excellent instructions in your, How to un-fault a controller post. thank you so much. 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. 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. Randy- you da man. Just to let everyone know, the above fix by DB works! Ill let you know how it worked out. Anyway, I bought that same heater (2 insulation) only a couple years ago. Thank you for the excellent instructions, they worked on the first try. (Published under a different name to sow maximal confusion). Checked the wiring. You can save delay and $hundreds in plumber fees by fixing the part thats gone on strike. 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. Plus the cost of the above repairs. 2pos honeywell spst usew. After re-installing the burner and reattaching all the wires, it started up with the 7 blinks & eventually went to normal 1 blink. I didnt want the sealant to contaminate my water. Voltage Maximum: 850 mV dc, open circuit. The result: Make sure all the wires are connected, turn on the gas and follow the steps in your water heater owners manual to relight the pilot light. If that is the case, recommend that you do not short the leads as it can cause internal damage. Im assuming that the old board just completely died. Could sediment do this? DO NOT buy a water heater from Lowes. Remove, Element, Stubborn. I replaced the bad push button with the old one and did the Franken valve face switch. Manufactured by Honeywell. I thought you might want to add this info to your do-it-yourself site. Pilot light will come on but wont stay on after releasing the button. Note which color is on which side. When drained completely,the bottom held a white goo that had a slimy feel with crystals. If you havent done it in a while, theres a very good chance that it will help solve whatevers going on. This seems like a part that needs to be recalled and a Class Action Lawsuit filed. So now it is connected up as it would be normally but without the cover attached. No, No, No! 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. The light went out. Had a 7 blinking light. If this becomes a regular issue, I might solder a pigtail to each of the terminals and get a battery holder from Radio Shack with quick disconnect terminals. The led light will go off and the pilot will shut off as well. 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. 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. w~{c=?Y=R}N',8+*Skw:,q7o{v%NnxpwQNZy ZpRe"n:o [KA8tX#aW:Y{HbTna+]U. I called my father-in-law and told him about it, he is a plumber and replaces this kind of valves all the time but he said he has never seen one that flashes any codes other than normal right out of the box Go figure!!! Would appreciate any info on fixing the WHITE Light Gas valve. Speaker wire. Miller Lanyards and Shock Absorbers. 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. Maybe a result of their desire to protect themselves against scald claims and the programmers misunderstanding of high hot might have to be to deliver hot at a faucet that is 75 feet from the tank and serviced by uninsulated lines? I said BS, send me a new module. There is no pilot, it just ignites completely as needed with electronic ignitor. any help???? David Boone-you are a godsend. you will get a 7 flash error. 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. Bioluminescent Reindeer and the Value of Diversity. thank u CT. U and DB are $$ saversfor now anyway..LOL! Product guides and documents Product Documentation (PDF) Now the white one does NOT clear, in my experience, by the posted this will clear the 4-blips of death error. I am digging out the old board I have positioned for disposal. It is a Honeywell Reliance 9007884 Series 300. If not, you can still try the MFR, but a web search for honeywell water heater valve also turned up several vendors. Picture:here. for labor. Should I replace the Temperature sensor? 40 gal, nat gas, no external attachments. Slide the power switch on I have not had hot water since Thursday night. Other Issues That Cause Pilot Light Outages Big thanks from MN! Ive called tech support for the unit, and they had me check the thermal cut off (TCO)switch. The question now is for how long? 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). Thanks for the above suggestions. Mine is the 1109 and has no posts. 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. I have the 50 gallon model of the Whirlpool water heater from Lowes that has the Honeywell controller on a Bradford White valve. Because, when they shop at Lowes (and other DIY stores), people dont always, every time, ask them, You carry repair parts for this, right? It is obvious that they are making a killing on money selling this to just about every water heater brand out there. 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. Next, there are at least two variations of this unit. 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. I am calling the plumber who installed it. My Whirlpool gas water heater is giving me the dreaded four blinks signal. great write up, but I cant find this part anywhere. 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. Honeywell stinks & has caused lots of trouble for me. Save honeywell wv8840b1109 to get e-mail alerts and updates on your eBay Feed. Put the cover back on temporarily with the connector still disconnected. Cost to replace Honeywell Water Heater Wv880b1309 0 Solutions The pilot light went out and we gave not been able 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). I ended up doing this and it worked like magic. 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. Thank you sooomuch and my daughter thanks you, hot water is a must for her. Going to talk to Whirlpool and have them ship out the replacement. Good luck, and be sure to write Whirlpool and tell them their tank design valve is a piece of crap. They said call anytime and they can help. I saw that the light went out and the pilot had gone out. Air PRO Air Security PRO Security Water PRO Water Energy PRO Energy Partner with Resideo Pro Perks The wt8840 is powered from a thermopile heated by the standing pilot flame. The wires for the main burner valve solenoid had not broken. If so, I want him shot. I re installed it and got the 7 flashes instead of the four flashes. Taking your screwdriver and hold it against the upper right pin and the lower pin for about 3 seconds. 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 have well water. Could only see me in the eveningReading about what you guys have done. From this thread it is not true that the 4 flash fault is fatal. I installed the new valve and cleaned up the mess. Its not more than 3yrs old. I am extremely grateful for this information! So while they said just use the sealant through out, I actually used a combination of both. Pull on the wire. CS8840 pilot assemblies are designed for use with this control. My hat is off to you David, I followed you instruction and it clear the fault and is now heating my water. ~ diy-home-projects.vwx.info, Home Projects: How Do I Remove This Exterior Water Valve Cap?. Ive also decided that, every year, Im going to file a warranty claim on this piece of crap valve/circuit board setup. Apparently cutting the power and going through the high-low setting twice is a reset procedure. I dont seem to see a little white reset button. UPDATE: David Boones method worked great for me, exactly as described. Be sure you first fix the problem that caused the overheating usually you need to drain the tank (which is recommended as periodic maintenance anyway). [] research briefly mention entertaining ? What top left and right pins, can you show a picture. After a lot of back and forth they sent me the module which was a breeze to install. Now the replacement goes on the fritz. They said they couldnt do anything about that. The battery trick worked for me. The clips stay on the wires. What a cluster outfit. 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. inlet and. Please do this at your own risk. If you are getting 750 millivolts at the RED and WHITE connections, then I would think it is a dud. 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! I did put a piece of electrical tape near the end of the ground wire given my tendency to reverse things. I cant believe this actually worked!!! Water Heater Gas Control Valve For Honeywell Whirlpool WV8840B1109 WV8840B1042. Took the board out and just touched everything with the cross wire and let it sit. Got it the next day, installed it. It only puts out about 0.5 volts, but it is enough energy to operate everything. They do have technical PDFs for the revision A and B valves thought those sheets do not have Un-fubar information listed. Finally this past week it was in the error mode and stayed there. 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. Made in United States. The Jaccuzi is available at Lowes. be similar to whats being discussed here, except my Whirlpool has electronic ignition and a flue damper that opens and closes. Wow it worked great. Honeywell and Sears/Home Depot/etc. I had to be transferred to water heater division and wait on hold a while but it was well worth it.). We are dealing with possible gas leak & explosion here guys! Read all these posts Sunday and tried the unplugging of the board then relighting pilot. Do not loose the spring under it! While most of it looks similar, I think the subtle differences incorporate a long(er) term fix. Think Ill leave my old one on till it goes out again then replace with new one. I am now an expert at gas valves. That was their only solution. For more information forwardthinking.honeywell.com Home and Building Technologies 1985 Douglas Drive North Golden Valley, MN 55422 . Thanks again. 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. No, Im not participating. Rebooted the pilot and set to just below HOT. My new controller has a white blinking LED that will not reset. US Government safety features. Still no flashes. If youre under warranty this is easy though theyll probably charge you for shipping, and extra if you want it fast. My Family thanks you for the tip to reset the Honeywell Gas control valve. The valve location is high enough on the tank that sediment likely wont interfere with its temperature sensing ability; 2. combustion chamber. I woke up on a Saturday morning to this issue and used your Fault Clear instructions and they WORKED! A huge thank you to Tyler, Loreleaf and everyone who has contributed here. Little white plug stays with wire ribbon. 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 Thanks again to all. I took the battery idea and did a minor mod. The WT8840 Water Heater Control is designed for use in Standing Pilot applications using an immersion well for water temperature sensing. My light is now white instead of red and the electronic board appears slightly different. It lights easily, but wont stay lit. Jolie, even you can do this. 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. One small jumper wire is all thats needed! ! coming from me! Called the company and basically was told yes we can send a new thermostat/gas control valve for $185.00 + tax +shipping and it may not solve the problem Have a nice day and go for yourself ..what bs . The next guy I talked to was very surprised that the Valve would be bad again so quickly so he had me go through a reset procedure. The thermal switch on the hot water heater was broken. In case you havent seen one before, its called a flat-bladed screwdriver.. I had to do it again so Ill detail what seems to have worked form me. I did that search but you Can Not find just the circuit board. It replaces the old part numbers listed below. I called Whirlpool customer service, got the replacement valve for $30 cost of the shipment. Nope! 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. Does anybody know of an other brand that could replace this crap of a unit? 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. Keep track of which front is which! I have a newer version. I did the trick with a AA battery and some cheap speaker wire. Your expert advice was successful. Also turn the black dial to Off. Called for a replacement through AOS Smith and in the meantime followed Davids How to un-fault a controller mission with success. In the meantime I figured the shutoff valve to the WH was not working then started to leak! Tried removing the cover, unplugging 3 wire plug, and then lighting pilot again. I turned it back down but now the machine is offended or something and wont work at all. 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. My tank is fed solar preheated water, and so far, that water has been warm enough that the main propane burner has never fired with the thermostat set to LOW, so I was just curious. When that gets combined with another situation it can then escape the tight loop it appears to be in and in effect resets itself. 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