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yes the flamable vapor sensor i had my own do that it was the flamable vapor sensor you can mesure them with an ohm meter under 11k or above 45k its bad they do age out amonia sewer gas also water vapor
I'm going on about 20 years with my Bradford White water heater , I've replaced the power vent unit twice at 420.bucks a pop and had it shutting down on me one time due to lint in the screen at the outside exhaust outlet but other than that it's been giving us good service , thanks .
My sister just got a new natural gas water heater. The thing is in the attic! It went out after about a week. The thermocouple was defective. It was a two man job to get the old one out and the new one in. Back in the 1950's, those heaters were made out of steel nearly 3/16 inch thick. I have never seen black stuff like was on that burner. Of course, down in Louisiana we have natural gas nearly everywhere, except out in the woods. I live in an all electric home, so everything is simpler. The house still has the original HVAC air handler in the hall since it was built in 1978. I had to get a new condenser unit in 2011. The aluminum evaporator coil is original from 1978. Sitting atop those electric heating elements, how it has lasted that long amazes me.
Good information Steve! I have the exact same hot water heater. It's only 27 months old but if it ever behaves the same as this one, I'll know what to try first!
People say these mishaps rarely happen to old heaters and they don't build them like that anymore. The truth is older systems are a lot simpler and the current municipal codes make these functions mandatory and thus there is no KISS systems anymore. We all just have to get used to all these features that require maintenance and pay for it royally.
My plumber put one of these in one of my rental units. It went out within a week. Turned out to be a bad valve unit which was on a new water heater! Supposed to be “high end” but I suspect their quality control!!!
This one was tricky! Please keep us posted if there is a callback. I was thinking that you were going to change the valve but good to have those small fvs in truck👍
Baffles me why they no longer make direct vent water heaters without a power blower. I have one from 18 years ago that cost me around $500. It requires no power and uses outside combustion air and is still working flawlessly, even during winter power outages. I found new, old stock of exact heater but now it costs $1,800 plus shipping while everything else is power vent which don't work during a power outage. Love that thing - raised 3 kids with it from birth through high school.
I replaced my 20 year old Rheem ( which was still working) with a direct vent A.O. Smith 6 months ago … gas company had a deal. Really nice unit and quite economical to run.
You are one hundred percent correct everything is fucked up with pcb board and electronics Take this from a heating,plumbing and gas contractor fir 45 years in Boston MA and Ireland 🇮🇪 my home country
Service manual says 3 flashes, pause 3 seconds and repeat is pressure switch or blower temp switch. Will wait 2 minutes then tries again as long S there is a call for heat. Manual also says through the wall vent can have 5 elbows if it’s 3 inch and 4 if 2 inch, if it’s a 40, 50 or 60 gallon tank.
Had this happen on my 15 year old 50 gallon Bradford White powered vent about five weeks ago. The gas valve was flashing normal (one flash every 4 seconds), blower motor would kick on and the burner would light sporadically but both would shut off after about 5 seconds, water obviously wasn't coming up to temperature, Momma unhappy. Everything appeared to be clean and working properly. After watching this video and looking through the comments I checked resistance (thanks @KHansen). I replaced it with part SP20172 (updated) and it has been operating properly since. 🙂
dam modern computerized crap all kinds of stupid things to break down i like the old pilot light water heaters only thing that went bad was thermocouple you could just have a spare and fix it in 10 minutes.
The tall piping on the outside of the house is collecting condensation, then it flows back into the unit and the unit senses it and shuts down, that pipe needs to be shortened
At least they use Honeywell controls. The low oxygen sensor on my propane garage heater went bad and it kept shutting down. Looks like someone BBQ'd a hamburger on the burner? Good Job!!!
the replacement will fail in a few months if the basement is damp or dusty. easy fix, stretch a 30Kohm resistor across the FVS, and tell the owner now to wash the floor with gasoline. Problem solved.
Looks like the end of that exaust pipe is causing too much condensation running back snuffing the system and eating away the burner assembly. It didn't look too kosher!
Doesn't natural gas produce a small amount of water during the combustion process? Does that exhaust line/pipe in need of some type of bleeder valve with a P strap of some type somewhere to drain out that condensation?
I flushed mine out and now the pressure valve keeps dripping. I opend the drain and popped the valve open a couple times hoping it would pull it back in.
@@michelgrenier1878 That was rust, not soot. If it was soot generating flame Steve would have dealt with it or at least mentioned it to the customer. It had a touch more yellow on the tips than I am used to, but I only see older, lower efficiency units.
I had to replace my flammable vapor sensor on a 3 year old water tank. Fortunately the blinking code indicated that this was the problem so I was able to buy the kit off Amazon for like 20 bucks and replace it myself. I had a section of my floor re-sanded and Polyurethane applied to the floor next to the tank closet and I'm positive the fumes from it tripped the sensor on the water tank.
It will be a condensate issue in the future being the condensate drain on the blowers motor is not hooked up! That's in the install Manuel clear as day. It should of never passed inspection without it.
@@gidzey4783 Your wrong my friend. Right where the exhaust pipe connects into the rubber coupling is a drain port that is temporarily capped in the factory. That is where the condensate drains when the cap is removed. Clear as day instructions in the installation manual how to properly install the drain. Read it!!
i looked that model number up there are parts for it but the heater was discontinued.. I had a bradford white 80gal electric for 20 years.. replaced many parts on it and I finally gave up on it and got a hoe-depot 50gal electric.. it makes the water hot thats all that matters.
