The main gas valve will open and the burner will fire up (If is does not fire up, it means the pilot was not lit and you should disconnect the battery and start over when the gas clears). I thought you might want to add this info to your do-it-yourself site. 5 gas rated pipe sealant. -thanks. Picture:here, 3. How can this have been going on for years and not have been fixed? Whirlpool sent me the upgraded replacement. and see what the thermostat looks like). Franken valve worked! God Bless you! David Boone I Love You. Right, my tank is just over 2 years old the number of posts here, Honeywell would do well to consider a recall and redesign. I have a water heater only 13 months old and it is not working. Fixed it last night and still have hot water this morning. Any ideas? I came home from a 10hr workday Wednesday to a cold shower! Turn off the gas, just to be on the safe side, even though were not going to be messing with the pipes. and cannot get circuit board outtheres a screw of some sort and and something that looks like glass attached before it will let go? 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! Note the code flashes from the LED which indicates the pilot is lit. 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. Im assuming that the old board just completely died. They said they couldnt do anything about that. Of course I am out $120 (twice!) Good luck, and be sure to write Whirlpool and tell them their tank design valve is a piece of crap. While most of it looks similar, I think the subtle differences incorporate a long(er) term fix. A huge thank you to Tyler, Loreleaf and everyone who has contributed here. The final straw while talking to Rheem tech support the main burner lit for 1 second, went out, and relit 2 seconds later. I hope it helps someone. Tom. Few minutes later, gave me the all clearThermostat requiring heat (No faults). Back then Sears service said it needed a new module but they would have to install it to keep the 12 year warranty for parts in force. Cost to replace Honeywell Water Heater Wv880b1309 0 Solutions The pilot light went out and we gave not been able 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. The light and the whole board is powered by a Thermo-electric generator powered by the pilot light. Rheem next day shipped me a new Honeywell control valve. Thanks that was a big help and a $$ saver. If that didnt work, or if you already have the new valve and prefer the slightly simpler approach, proceed as follows. I had to do it again so Ill detail what seems to have worked form me. Good to know! F Im so mad I want to shoot the prick who cornered the market on Honeywells crap. water heater $500-$800, pro lic installer $400 $30-$$60 shipping cost for Valve. Thanks, wife thinks I am a genious. I fitted the WH with a cheap garden hose when I installed it last year and ran the hose permanently to outdoors for convenience. It is . Correction, meant to say gas control valve, not thermostat. After reading through everything in both Cranky and DBs posts a couple more times, finding a 9v battery and making a second jumper wire to try the battery procedure described in DBs post, I went back to the unit, turned the gas supply back on and re-lit the pilot, when BINGO! I am not sure if holding the temperature button in is electronic or mechanically acts on the pilot valve (would hope the latter). 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. Still working after these few months? About to enter the fray and attempt the 4-blink DIY fix solution. Since waaaay too many folks have experienced this failure, and since it seems to be electronics related, and since Honeywell is sending out replacements willy nilly and asking for return of the defective valves, I suggest that the true culprit may be that some bonehead just programmed the software at too low a critical temperature. DO NOT BUY THIS THERMOSTAT! Four flashes only happens if the water overheated different problem. My storyAfter two years my Honeywell WV8860B1310 gas control valve failed. 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. I have drained the tank twice and in both cases I got virtually NO SEDIMENT out of my water heater. I also had a aluminum shield over the thermostat that is inserted into the tank. If they dont match the actual wire colors for whatever insane reason, notice which is which. But we know different, Sounds like a lot of us are having the some problem: 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!! Time will tell. It is interesting to note that the water remained lukewarm with just the pilot lit over the past several days. * Honeywell Gas Valve on a Water 2000 coachman catalina water heater rv forum, The lp switch water heater 2000 coachmen [], [] Th106 honeywell aube th106 7 day programmable line, Comments 7 day programmable line volt thermostat electric heating: bought level house. 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! The WT8840 is powered from a thermopile heated by the standing pilot flame. Still working so far. OMG!! So far its been working fine. I did that search but you Can Not find just the circuit board. Some of us had moved the controller dial through its full range and subsequently the controller failed with the 4 code. I speculate its because Honeywell sells a lot more gas valves this way. > How can this have been going on for years and not have been fixed? If not, you can still try the MFR, but a web search for honeywell water heater valve also turned up several vendors. My installation uses a tempering valve to keep water to the home closer to 110F no matter what the solar temperature is (which can be up to ~140F in summers). Cal. At least it works again and Ill have the replacement ready if it ever fails again. Got 7 blinking lights burner came on and back to 1 blinking light. And if you are atheist? 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? Like theyre doing me a favor even though I reminded them that it has a 12 year warranty on parts. After the pilot heats the thermopile, and the LED blinks, I released the Red knob but the pilot would not stay on. Mounting: Mounting in upright position only. Honeywell said it is my fault because I failed to drain the sediment. Push for 5 seconds then light fixed mine. This house is on city water with a water-softener it shouldnt need flushing very often. 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. 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. What you will do next is connect the (+) positive of the battery to the right top pin so your battery is across the bottom pin (-) and top right pin (+) you should hear the click of the main valve opening. After re-installing the burner and reattaching all the wires, it started up with the 7 blinks & eventually went to normal 1 blink. 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! I believe I was getting 7 flashes until turning burner on and in a short time the flashes went to normal 1 flash. 7:Snap the cover back on and light the pilot light again. Mine is the 1109 and has no posts. Add Sears to Lowes of where not to buy a product. THANK YOU! So I changed that out for a 1/4 turn one, much easier. One morning I woke up to find no lights on the Gas Valve panel. In this case relight the pilot and try again. 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. started getting 7 blinks, felt hopeful, turned it to hot and heard the burner come on. That is the valve mechanism. On all of the occasions that this happened I was able to reignite the pilot and get the heater going again simply by turning the valve controller to off, waiting ten to fifteen minutes, and then re-lighting the pilot following normal instructions. Hogwash!! So since my controller is under warranty I will get a new one, may pay $10 for shipping or try and find one in town where they charge Honeywell directly, they gave me a special number to give to the store. contact customer service and see . The first time they sent us a new valve for free and my husband installed it. 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! 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. Ive been reading the above posts with great interest. Thanks to all the posts here!!! Thanks for you insight. Put the cover back on temporarily with the connector still disconnected. I did read here that a service man said to not go above hot setting. This changed to normal flashing within a few minutes. We are dealing with possible gas leak & explosion here guys! I had the local utility company come check it and the inlet pressure was right on the money. Miller MightyLite Leading Edge Self-Retracting Lifelines. Maybe I can avoid the $120 labor charge the next time it breaks. upstairs. When I relit the heater, it started up just fine and went into the normal 1-flash mode and still is, a day later. Cheers. I have set a reminder in outlook to drain my tank once a year from now on. I did follow the advise of flushing the tank. Wish me luck tomorrow! Manufactured by Honeywell. 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. I have to buy parts, shipping and all. 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. : 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. Although the part is covered under warranty, they will not just send a replacement. But get this They now want owners to drain and flush their tanks every 6 months so calcium will not build up on the sensors! NEVER AGAIN! When I put it back together, it still flashed 4 lights and only the pilot would light. On relighting, I got the dreaded 4 blinks. After going through this ordeal, I had the pretty much the same experience as ColdShowerMan. It, too, does not get any flashes after the pilot is lit. Slide the ribbon of wires out of the clip on the housing, and the front of the gas valve is free. I do not think you have the same honeywell control that this website is discussing, there is no power switch or power cord. The government mandates all this crap that fails! I was reading how you guys help one another and just thought AWESOME! Think I am out of my warrantee point but I will call and see if I can get a freebee. Any suggestions? COPY OF Honeywell Water Heater Gas Valve Instruction/ Spec. My Family thanks you for the tip to reset the Honeywell Gas control valve. Youll save money and aggravation in the long term. I replaced it in a couple of hours and we were back in business. Bought my Whirlpool at Lowes. We had a power outage and the codes are switching from the 4 beat to the 7 beat to the heartbeat . does this mean I have to replace the entire valve? 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 Intelligent designers would program a fault reset capability after the water temperature drops to a safe point, like say 170 degrees. Ive also decided that, every year, Im going to file a warranty claim on this piece of crap valve/circuit board setup. Its not more than 3yrs old. Model U1######## water heater natural gas, 30 gallon. Use a Multimeter to check the voltage drop across the valve. Loosened cover, shorted the connections, refitted cover and fired the pilot until the 7 flashes appeared again, left dial in pilot position even though it had not lit and then left it for 10 minutes. What powers the light? MaybeI also shook chicken bones over it and chanted. I read the included instructions to a T and had a successful replacement! 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!!! What a cluster outfit. any help would be welcome. Is replacing just the inner board still a valid option? 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 $$. 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.) shut off the pilot and reconnect the 3 wire plug and but the cover back on. This piece of junk is only 13 months old. Miller Lanyards and Shock Absorbers. Whirlpool send me a new igniter/flame sensor and it does the same thing. 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