If you use the hot water which i now have to turn a little hotter than normal to get my desired temp then it eventually goes away and flashes normal operation 1.
Gas control valve failure honeywell.
Troubleshooting the gas control valve will help you determine whether the valve is faulty or whether there is a problem with the thermostat heat limiter the pilot or even the gas burner.
Recall of gas control valves on water heaters the r110 gas control valves being recalled are installed on natural and liquid propane lp gas water heaters.
If you get this code and have lukewarm water and the pilot is still on try turning up the temperature.
My honeywell water heater gas valve control is giving the 5 flash code sensor failure.
Honeywell voluntarily initiated the gas valve recall in march 1980 and have contacted lp gas suppliers nationwide who in turn have contacted lp gas users.
Before you determine that the gas control valve is faulty check the other components.
5 replace gas valve this indicates a sensor failure and the gas control valve must be replaced.
Had to fix a water heater that had the honeywell 5 blinks of death error code.
7 replace gas valve overall failure of the gas valve and will usually require replacement.
A bad gas valve in a honeywell appliance such as a water heater or furnace that is powered by natural gas can go bad and affect the performance of the unit.
Gas control valve troubleshooting.
But you can save hundred of dollars by switching just the fronts of the two valves containing the circuit board that remembers the failure rather than getting a plumber to replace the entire valve.
After resetting it several times and bypassing the thermal switch i noticed.
You need a new gas valve.
There s no way to reset the evil honeywell gas valve after it detects overheating.
This video is about how to troubleshoot faulty honeywell gas valve 9007885.