Thank God for you son ! ....I had a tripped flammable vapor sensor on my Richmond water heater and couldn't get it to start up. Thanks to your video, I went in and just under a minute had it heating like no tomorrow. May GOD bless you in every facet of your life ! Thank s a million 🙂
Thank you, too. I have a Richmond Hot Water Tank / Water Heater with the Honeywell Gas Valve. I did the unplug, wait a minute, plug in, cycle the temperature setting from vacation to max temperature, and the unit immediately turn the gas on.
Honeywell tip worked like a dream! 5 days of no hot water, about to call a plumber, then I forgot UA-cam!!! Your video came up first, saw the tip for my model and in 1 min fixed! I’m sure you saved me a plumber bill for 1 min of work. Thank you!
Christmas day. I jump in the shower and no hot water. Please Lord, I have many things to do today and next week. I won't be able to replace it until next Friday. Wait, here is a video that says how to reset the Honeywell controller. I switched it off, unplugged it for 10+ seconds, turned it back on and turned the temp dial back and forth. It was blinking normally, the gas flamed on and then went out. The light stayed normal and after a few seconds it flamed on again and seems to be heating up at this time. Thank God for people like you that post videos like these.
Spent a half hour searching the internet for a solution to this problem and your video had the correct solution for a Rheem with a Honeywell thermostat. Many thanks here, m8.
You rock. Had no signs of any issues and then just quit working. I was about to spend $1000 on a replacement and thank to you I spent 45 minutes searching the web for hints and mostly for a replacement until your tip showed up and like magic, my water heater is up and running. God bless you for your kindness and willingness to share your knowledge with others... thank you..
You are a life saver. The repairman came out and ordered a new control valve and burner assembly. It has been almost a week and I seen this video and all it took was pressing the arrows down twice and it worked.
Just installed natural hardwood floors sand oil based poly tripped the Sensor. No info in product manual, but you have come to the rescue. Thanks so much, your efforts are truly appreciated.
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!! I am 76 and my husband is not well. I got up in the morning and had no hot water. Googled 7 blinks and then found you. You have no idea how grateful I am to your generous sharing on utube. I an indebted to you. If you ever have an accounting question, drop me a line!
Thank you for the video. I had no hot water and my Honeywell gas valve/thermostat was flashing an error code that the thermostat had overheated. I was going to change it but I wanted to check out other possible causes. Followed the simple reset instructions and immediately got the burner on and producing hot water. Saved me time and $250.
My husband told me to comment that thanks to you we’re going to have hot water tonight. You’re video was clear, concise, and extremely professional. Thanks again.
I can’t thank you enough. No hot water. Honeywell module. 7 blue blinking lights. Followed your reset instructions and it reset. You da man!!! Thank you
2024 - Thanks to this video👍, Mine was Reem with Honeywell Water heater. We had a power outage in the area that must have tripped it. Followed directions: unplug wait 10 secs. Put switch to ON. Then go High Low - 6 times, you will hear a click and then Flame starts 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Wow wow wow - it's 3 degrees F outside, and service companies are dealing with no-heat or frozen water line emergencies... You saved this family from manually heating water on stove-top for days, while we waited for an appt opening! Saved us sooo much $$$ - donation happily sent!
I'm happy to hear you were able to get your water heater back up and running again! I appreciate the comment and the donation, stay warm and God bless you!!
You are a true angel from the sky. We was about to purchase a new control box. I started to search first to see if I was missing anything and found your video. We thought just unplugging for 6 - 10 seconds might reset and that didn't work. Thank you so much for your video.
THANK YOU!!! ❤❤❤ About 4 weeks ago, our basement flooded knocking out the hot water heater. Following 3 visits & $250.00, the service technician was unable to fix the problem. The “Flammable vapours detected” error persisted. After waiting for the basement to dry out, the problem continued. We were in the process of contemplating a new water heater. We watched your video today, re: The Honeywell model…my son followed your advice to toggle the dial 6 times… IT WORKED!!! We now finally have hot water!😂
You are a life saver!!!!! I had a bad code 8-1 and replaced the sensor. But, then I got a 7 code ... but I have a natural gas sensor/alarm right next to the tank. So, I know I don't have a gas problem. Apparently, once you get locked out, you have to enter the cheat code to unlock it. You, my friend, saved me days and days of waiting for a service guy... and saved me the cost of the service call too. The heater is running normal now after clearing the lock!
A few days ago, I sealed my ceiling with oil-based sealer, and then my gas hot water heater stopped heating water and displayed a flammable vapor sensor locked code. The manual said to replace the entire unit...i.e., permanently damaged. Your video, extremely well made and presented very logical and progressive, provided the secret reset to unlock the unit. Amazing presentation!
Sorry to bother you, but my ceiling stain came back, so I applied two additional coats of oil-based sealer and then applied ceiling paint, and the stains are now gone. Prior to applying the two additional coats, I turned off my water heater until after I applied the paint, so the fumes would be near zero when reapplying power. However, my water heater now continues to display the Flammable Vapor Sensor Locked code after trying the above trick to reset the water heater. Do you have any suggestions now? Thanks again for your video.
Additionally, my 7-pulse lockout code begins six seconds after turning on the Honeywell control box. Your video states to cycle from Vacation to Very Hot six times, but your written instructions state to cycle from Hot to Low six times...I've tried both ways after turning on the control box...even within the first six seconds. I even put the vapor sensor into a container to ensure the air had zero fumes.
Great post I stumbled across when my plumber couldn't figure out why we couldn't recover my Honeywell controlled WH after a vapor sensor errror/replacement. I was close to spending $3000 on a new WH when I tried the reset method mention here and lo and behold it worked. Thanks for putting this up!
I was away from my house for 10 months and then I had my floors resurfaced… Luckily, I was able to figure out the code of the water heater and then search for flammable vapor sensor lockout. Your video came up… And within minutes, my water heater was back up and running! Great job!
Dude you are my freaking hero. A few months back your videos helped me troubleshoot my AC and today woke up to no hot water and thanks to you BOOM you did it again. We had to disinfect the basement and the heavy odor must of tripped the sensor. We have a Honeywell and yo!u were spot on! Thanks man for saving me a couple hundred bucks to have someone come out I am so grateful to you!!!! YES YES YES!!!!!
I just wanted to say, from the bottom of my heart, "I love you, man!" The night before fathers day and you saved me and my family of 6. We now have hot water again. You are awesome!
Thank you. I tried multiple videos before I found yours. Was actually on hold with a plumber and found you. Hung up on the plumber and within 60 seconds I had my water heater back to normal and heating up. Thank you very much!!
This video was EXACTLY what I needed to get my water heater going. I can't say thank you enough to Jay and whomever else made this video happen. Awesome
Thank you!! I looked everywhere to figure out how to reset this thing after I figured out what the problem was. You saved me waiting for (and paying) a guy to come fix it.
I had my exhaust disconnected to work on a water pipe. Had no hot water the next morning. Tried your instructions for the honeywell brand. It worked perfectly. Back up and running! I'm very grateful for your video. Thank you.
It's midnight before my four-day trip and there's no hot water because I spilled some gasoline in my garage. I never would have guessed that was the problem. Brilliant explanation! In five minutes the hot water heater was up and running again. Thank you!
I looked up the fault code ( 7 pulses) in the manual for my 2016 Rheem PROG50 and purchased a new FVS for $23. Disappointed that it didn't fix it, I called my HVAC guy for a service call. While waiting I found your video. Back and forth 6 times on a Honeywell? Yeah right and click my heels together 6 times too? Imagine my surprise as it fired up! God bless you for saving me a $78 service call plus who knows what else I may have got charged
What a great explanation for this issue. I just had my basement floor painted with an oil base paint six days later still had no hot water heater working. Mine has the Honeywell valve. After the six rotations of the thermostat it fired right up. Thank you so much.
I just wanted to say THANK YOU, woke up 5am to shower for work, running on schedule then NO HOT WATER. You saved me, reset the sensor and all good again.
What a lifesaver!! It is easy to take things for granted. This video saved a family of 6 at 10pm. Showers to be taken and clothes and dishes to be washed. Thank you!!! I am now subscribed and will share you to my family and friends.
The Honeywell valve on my Richmond water heater was giving me an error code for a flammable vapor sensor lockout. This video worked like a champ! THANKS SO MUCH! 🏆
Thank you so much for this video! After refinishing our wood floors and applying oil based poly, the vapor sensor tripped. I'm so glad it was an easy fix and this video saved me when the owners manual had no constructive advice.
OK, this is incredible. Last winter during the coldest weather we were having at the time, my gas furnace died. You gave me the advice I needed to get it going in no time. Now, my Rheem gas water heater went flameless and you did it again. This is an awesome channel, I'm a subscriber since November and now it's time to donate! Thanks!!
You’ve helped me so many times man you’re the reason I got into service I was a tinner before I got a call today for a water heater and this video saved me thank you man ! 21 years old and i can honestly say I’ve learned more from you than any teachers I’ve ever had
That is awesome! I'm happy to hear my videos have been helpful for you man! I have watched my fair share of videos during service calls too 😄 Become an HVAC legend out there bro! 🤙😎💪💪
Thank you so much for making this video. I went through the owner's manual for my heater, which told me to call the 800 number for technical support. After being on hold for 20 minutes, the 800 number randomly hung up on me, TWICE! Your video is the first one I found and I was able to get my water heater running again within 60 seconds of watching this.
You SAVED my family with the tip to turn the temp up and down to reset. THANK YOU!!! Already mad a trip back to Home Depot tonight to get the missing vapor sensor that was not included in the new box.
Thanks man!! Our Honeywell sensor shutdown after our basement flooded. Wasn’t until bedtime we found out we didn’t have hot water. After a day of cleaning up and drying out you helped me figure it out. Really appreciate it!
Wow, first let me just say thank you for this video. You saved me a lot of money. Second, let me tell my story. I bought a new house and lived in it for a couple of years with zero water heater problems. In fact it was excellent. I had always used an electric lawn mower, then I bought a gas lawn mower. Around that same time my hot began going on the fritz. I'd go to take a shower and the water would be ice cold. So of course I did the only thing I knew how to do: I unplugged my hot water heater and plugged it back in. This would solve the problem for a couple of days - maybe even a week, then randomly the hot water heater would fail again. I unplugged it and plugged it back in, temporarily fixing my problem probably a dozen times. Finally, I took a close look at the blinking LED and determined it was indicating a flammable vapor sensor had been tripped. Amazingly, that thing was so sensitive, it was detecting fumes from the plastic gas can I had purchased to fuel my new lawn mower. The container was tightly sealed and was stored at least 20 feet away from my hot water heater, but even that was enough to trigger it. Now, thanks to this video I've reset the sensor and store the lawn mower gas cannister in a heavy-duty garbage bag. That seems to be enough to contain the fumes and prevent the sensor from tripping. Those things are sensitive! Thanks again for this video. Cheers, and good luck to anyone with an ailing hot water heater!
It worked thank you so much. I almost was out of pocket at $1000 replacing the entire water heater which is what was suggested to me by a plumbing company. Your video saved me so much money and so much time.
I completely agree with everyone else... THANK YOU SOOO MUCH for this video. We recently had hardwood floors installed and the polyurethane used on the 1st floor caused the vapor sensor on our hot water tank to activate, although the tank is in the basement. Fumes were quite strong. Your tip worked like a charm. By the way, we have the Richmond (Honeywell) 50gal shown at the 3:36 mark of the video. Thanks again @World of Advice, much appreciated.
Thank you for this video! My wife is having contractions and we are doing a home birth. Realized we had no hot water and started losing my mind. If the contractions turn into full blown labor, I won’t be able to fill the birthing tub with hot water. I think ammonia from the litter box tripped the FVS sensor. You saved us!
@@WordofAdviceTV thank you! FYI contractions stopped for now but the FVS sensor tripped again. Back to 7 consecutive flashes. I’m thinking the sensor is bad? Need to dig thru some boxes to find my multimeter. Never a dull moment
@@alexbromley9384 Good to hear that at least the contractions stopped! If the sensor keeps tripping when there's no odors around, its probably going bad and needs to be replaced.
4th of July, 2024. No water heater. I turned everything off last night, went down this morning and tried lighting with no luck. Went on UA-cam and found this, Bam! Water is heating and we're good to go! Thank you so much. All good!
You just saved me so much time and effort. The last thing I wanted to do was call the rental company and wait for someone to come out. 5 minutes and our heater was running like normal
Thank you so so so much! Saved me $1000. Only diff in my case was upon repowering, I had to press the two arrows within a second. Worked. Left right left left right left right right...now that's stuck in my head
You just saved me $4000.00. No lie. Two companies came out today and said that the unit (5 years old) is "shot" Vapor reset worked like a charm on Rheem 75Gal Forced Air heater.
this vidoe was very helpful to fix my issue. I had no idea what was happening. I could sense gas was coming and heater hod power, so i had gas company come in for free to check if gas was ok. they investigated and asked to replace the Flammable vapor sensor. Upon youtubing i came across this video and i tried reser per this person and it worked. MOre than money saving, it saved time and headache of procuring the part and figuring how to install it.
Thanks a lot for the help. I called AOSmith Tech Support and they said I had to replace the sensor and call for the reset code. They close for the weekend at 5:00. Your step by step was exactly correct. Can't thank you enough. It's Saturday afternoon which meant I would have been without hot water until Monday morning. We're back in business here.
Thank-you I have the Honeywell one. Just did exactly what you said. Worked like a charm. Saved me a service call. Blessings tonyou and your family good sir. 👍
No one else was communicating this! Yes, your video gave my 3-family brownstone in NY City hot water today because I fixed the heater myself thanks to you. Otherwise me, my family and our tenants would have had to wait until Monday with no hotwater, and we would have had a large bill from the plumber. Thank you thank you thank you.. Thumbs up!!!
Rheem water heater Honeywell valve (7) flashes indicates Flammable Vapor sensor no indication on how to reset fired up immediately 1:30 am did not want to take a cold am shower thank you for your clear and right to the point video solution ( I cleaned the water heater shed yesterday lots of dust ) Again great job Thank you Sir.
Thank you! I had to replace my sensor, but this is still very helpful information. A few years ago I had my floors refinished and the sensor tripped. I was unaware of how it worked and when I asked a large plumbing company here in Denver if the sensor could be reset, I was told no and was then charged $500 for them to replace it. Total rip-off. This time I did more digging and bought a new sensor for $50. I was being quoted $2500 for a new water heater!
Thanks for the great video instructions! I replaced the temperature pressure valve on my water heater because it failed to reseal after testing (the unit was 12 years old). While working on that and splashing water on the floor I decided to clean the concrete floor (it was dusty/dirty). After installing the new temp/pressure valve and starting the water heater, it was throwing the flammable vapor error code and would not ignite. I tried a dozen times without luck, even after running a fan overnight to dry the concrete. I did more internet "studying" which told me how the flammable vapor circuit works. Basically, the sensor is a variable resistor that will change value when a flammable vapor (or other debris) is detected near the floor. My temporary solution was to disconnect the sensor and connect a 33,300 ohm resistor in its place. The water heater fired up immediately on the first try after that. So I know the sensor needs to be replaced (about $30 on Amazon). Without knowing your LRLL RLRR button code, I would have been at the mercy of a plumber looking to make a couple grand by replacing the entire unit!
Thank you so much!! Realized I had NO hot water as I showered yesterday before a 13*hour night shift. Just got home knowing I had to deal with no hot water and my water heater. And knowing I was going to have to go without sleep today, then go back into work for another 13-hour shift tonight. Your video helped me fix this in 30 minutes with no help from any pros. Love it!! Thanks again! SUBSCRIBED!
Awesome! I'm happy to hear you were able to get it fixed quickly and my video helped in the process! Enjoy the hot water and good luck at work! Thank you for coming back to leave a comment and subscribing!
You rock man!!! I should’ve done this first. My first reaction was buying a sensor and after installing it, since it didn’t work, I searched and found your video on how to reset the tripped sensor. Tks a lot!!!
I learned 3 things today; 1; my water heater will keep the water warm enough to have a comfortable though cool shower over 24 hrs after it would most likely have gone into lockout due to our ceiling being spray painted. 2; my flammable vapor sensor works as designed. 3; how to reset the vapor lockout myself and save myself a service call. Thank you for your helpful and informative video and written instructions. The reset on my Honeywell valve worked on the first try. I had a lukewarm shower, but thanks to this video my daughters won’t have to.
(Whirlpool + Honeywell) Appeared to work, but on recheck a short time later, it was back to the 4 flashes + 3 second pause. Repeated the procedure, and it worked like a charm--hot water in less than half an hour! This happened once before in 2016, after the water heater was exposed to some gasoline fumes associated with the lawnmower. That time we followed the manual. Ordered a gas control valve covered by warranty, but paid express shipping to get it sooner plus cost of a technician to install it. This time, I am making a written note in the manual and an electronic record in my computer. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I have the Honeywell. -Unplug for 10 seconds - Switch the dial back and forth 6 times from Low to Very Hot. My pilot light fired up immediately and I set my dial to preferred setting A.
thank you so very much!! We came home from vacation and there wasn't any hot water. I didn't get it at first, but the LRLL, RLRR code worked. Timing is very important, but I got it! Thank you again!
Thanks a ton. Saved me few bucks. I was painting the ceiling with oil base paint and it triggered the Flammable vapour sensor. Thank you again for putting this video up.
Thank you for the detailed instructions! You saved me $2000 😅 the super came and looked at the unit and told me the unit had to be replaced 😂 glad I found your video 🙏🏻
Thanks Jay, appears that you've solved my no HW problem with this fix pertaining to my Rheem heater (and its Honeywell gas valve). And for the record, we'd just returned from a one week vacation during which we had our wood floors refinished !!
I love you!!!!! You fixed my problem! We had varnished the floor and had a plumber come out and he could not fix it!!!! Thank you thank you thank you bless you!!!!!
Thank you so, so much for this video! I'm a Navy vet who spent more than enough time at BUD's (SEAL) training and really disliked my cold shower this morning as it brought back less than happy memories from said training. I was not looking forward to another flashback shower mañana so THANK YOU!!! --Mike
This video single handedly saved Thanksgiving day! Grateful you made this video, for sure. Not sure why they don't make this info readily available, but THANK YOU!
You're welcome! Glad I could help save Thanksgiving! :) Yeah, sometimes it seems like they bury that info deep in the manual or forget to include it altogether...
THANK YOU!!! Your step by step walk through saved me a service call and got my water heater up in running right away! Thank you so much!! (mine is Rheem + Honeywell)
thank you. I just came back today from vacation (many flight delays) and have been awake for 69 of the past 72 hours. I had the trifecta, Sump Pump failure, HVAC and water heater all not working. we had someone restoring floors which we think created a ton of dust and there was also a very powerful storm that came through and caused power outages. Fixed the sump first by lifting and unblocking the inlet which had got jammed up with debris from the storm. Then replaced the HVAC filter which I think was clogged with the dust from the sanding. The water heater stumped me until you told us all about the Honeywell control on the Rheem tank and hacving to toggle between low and very hot within 30 seconds. Probably caused by the sanding or perhaps the stain / finish. I did it and heard that little baby click in after 4 cycles. Wife thinks I'm a genius, kids are all happy that they can shower after such a tortuous journey home. You saved me calling out a repairman.
Hey this was great, I talked to a service man and he only gave me 1/2 of the information. I tried what the video said and it worked, saved a pm/weekend service call at $200 an hour. Thanks for the video help.
Thank God for you son ! ....I had a tripped flammable vapor sensor on my Richmond water heater and couldn't get it to start up. Thanks to your video, I went in and just under a minute had it heating like no tomorrow. May GOD bless you in every facet of your life ! Thank s a million 🙂
Thank you, too. I have a Richmond Hot Water Tank / Water Heater with the Honeywell Gas Valve. I did the unplug, wait a minute, plug in, cycle the temperature setting from vacation to max temperature, and the unit immediately turn the gas on.
You saved us 200.00 in a service call! Thank you from the bottom of my ❤
Many blessings to you.
@@bobs4922same here
Honeywell tip worked like a dream! 5 days of no hot water, about to call a plumber, then I forgot UA-cam!!! Your video came up first, saw the tip for my model and in 1 min fixed! I’m sure you saved me a plumber bill for 1 min of work. Thank you!
Christmas day. I jump in the shower and no hot water. Please Lord, I have many things to do today and next week. I won't be able to replace it until next Friday. Wait, here is a video that says how to reset the Honeywell controller. I switched it off, unplugged it for 10+ seconds, turned it back on and turned the temp dial back and forth. It was blinking normally, the gas flamed on and then went out. The light stayed normal and after a few seconds it flamed on again and seems to be heating up at this time. Thank God for people like you that post videos like these.
Spent a half hour searching the internet for a solution to this problem and your video had the correct solution for a Rheem with a Honeywell thermostat. Many thanks here, m8.
You rock. Had no signs of any issues and then just quit working. I was about to spend $1000 on a replacement and thank to you I spent 45 minutes searching the web for hints and mostly for a replacement until your tip showed up and like magic, my water heater is up and running. God bless you for your kindness and willingness to share your knowledge with others... thank you..
You're welcome! :) Happy to hear you didn't need to buy a new water heater! Thank you for coming back to leave a comment, enjoy the hot showers!
You are a life saver. The repairman came out and ordered a new control valve and burner assembly. It has been almost a week and I seen this video and all it took was pressing the arrows down twice and it worked.
Just installed natural hardwood floors sand oil based poly tripped the Sensor. No info in product manual, but you have come to the rescue. Thanks so much, your efforts are truly appreciated.
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!! I am 76 and my husband is not well. I got up in the morning and had no hot water. Googled 7 blinks and then found you. You have no idea how grateful I am to your generous sharing on utube. I an indebted to you. If you ever have an accounting question, drop me a line!
Omg!! This worked!! No hot water all wknd, no plumber…but stumbled on this! You just saved me money and gave us our hot water back. THANK YOU, truly.
Thank you for the video. I had no hot water and my Honeywell gas valve/thermostat was flashing an error code that the thermostat had overheated. I was going to change it but I wanted to check out other possible causes. Followed the simple reset instructions and immediately got the burner on and producing hot water. Saved me time and $250.
My husband told me to comment that thanks to you we’re going to have hot water tonight. You’re video was clear, concise, and extremely professional. Thanks again.
Thank you! Tell your husband I appreciate that he wanted to leave a comment. Glad to hear you were able to get the water heater working again!
I can’t thank you enough. No hot water. Honeywell module. 7 blue blinking lights. Followed your reset instructions and it reset. You da man!!! Thank you
2024 - Thanks to this video👍, Mine was Reem with Honeywell Water heater. We had a power outage in the area that must have tripped it. Followed directions: unplug wait 10 secs. Put switch to ON. Then go High Low - 6 times, you will hear a click and then Flame starts 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Wow wow wow - it's 3 degrees F outside, and service companies are dealing with no-heat or frozen water line emergencies... You saved this family from manually heating water on stove-top for days, while we waited for an appt opening! Saved us sooo much $$$ - donation happily sent!
I'm happy to hear you were able to get your water heater back up and running again! I appreciate the comment and the donation, stay warm and God bless you!!
You are a true angel from the sky. We was about to purchase a new control box. I started to search first to see if I was missing anything and found your video. We thought just unplugging for 6 - 10 seconds might reset and that didn't work. Thank you so much for your video.
THANK YOU!!! ❤❤❤ About 4 weeks ago, our basement flooded knocking out the hot water heater. Following 3 visits & $250.00, the service technician was unable to fix the problem. The “Flammable vapours detected” error persisted. After waiting for the basement to dry out, the problem continued. We were in the process of contemplating a new water heater.
We watched your video today, re: The Honeywell model…my son followed your advice to toggle the dial 6 times… IT WORKED!!! We now finally have hot water!😂
You are a life saver!!!!! I had a bad code 8-1 and replaced the sensor. But, then I got a 7 code ... but I have a natural gas sensor/alarm right next to the tank. So, I know I don't have a gas problem. Apparently, once you get locked out, you have to enter the cheat code to unlock it. You, my friend, saved me days and days of waiting for a service guy... and saved me the cost of the service call too. The heater is running normal now after clearing the lock!
A few days ago, I sealed my ceiling with oil-based sealer, and then my gas hot water heater stopped heating water and displayed a flammable vapor sensor locked code. The manual said to replace the entire unit...i.e., permanently damaged. Your video, extremely well made and presented very logical and progressive, provided the secret reset to unlock the unit. Amazing presentation!
Sorry to bother you, but my ceiling stain came back, so I applied two additional coats of oil-based sealer and then applied ceiling paint, and the stains are now gone. Prior to applying the two additional coats, I turned off my water heater until after I applied the paint, so the fumes would be near zero when reapplying power. However, my water heater now continues to display the Flammable Vapor Sensor Locked code after trying the above trick to reset the water heater. Do you have any suggestions now? Thanks again for your video.
Additionally, my 7-pulse lockout code begins six seconds after turning on the Honeywell control box. Your video states to cycle from Vacation to Very Hot six times, but your written instructions state to cycle from Hot to Low six times...I've tried both ways after turning on the control box...even within the first six seconds. I even put the vapor sensor into a container to ensure the air had zero fumes.
You are awesome. My husband was about to buy a new hot water heater. Never thought turning a knob would fix my problem. Thank you so much!
Great post I stumbled across when my plumber couldn't figure out why we couldn't recover my Honeywell controlled WH after a vapor sensor errror/replacement. I was close to spending $3000 on a new WH when I tried the reset method mention here and lo and behold it worked. Thanks for putting this up!
I was away from my house for 10 months and then I had my floors resurfaced… Luckily, I was able to figure out the code of the water heater and then search for flammable vapor sensor lockout. Your video came up… And within minutes, my water heater was back up and running! Great job!
Dude you are my freaking hero. A few months back your videos helped me troubleshoot my AC and today woke up to no hot water and thanks to you BOOM you did it again. We had to disinfect the basement and the heavy odor must of tripped the sensor. We have a Honeywell and yo!u were spot on! Thanks man for saving me a couple hundred bucks to have someone come out I am so grateful to you!!!! YES YES YES!!!!!
I just wanted to say, from the bottom of my heart, "I love you, man!" The night before fathers day and you saved me and my family of 6. We now have hot water again. You are awesome!
You're welcome! That's awesome!! :) Glad I was able to help! Happy Father's day!
Thank you. I tried multiple videos before I found yours. Was actually on hold with a plumber and found you. Hung up on the plumber and within 60 seconds I had my water heater back to normal and heating up. Thank you very much!!
Videos like yours really make the Internet what it was always meant to be. Thank you!
This video was EXACTLY what I needed to get my water heater going. I can't say thank you enough to Jay and whomever else made this video happen.
Awesome
Great! Happy to hear it worked for you! Enjoy the hot showers ;)
Same here ! Other videos only showed the LRLLRLRR reset code ! I needed the other !
Was doing oil varnishing at the basement and water heater stopped. After watching this video I have my Flammable Vapour Sensor reset!
Thank you!
Thank you!! I looked everywhere to figure out how to reset this thing after I figured out what the problem was. You saved me waiting for (and paying) a guy to come fix it.
I had my exhaust disconnected to work on a water pipe.
Had no hot water the next morning. Tried your instructions for the honeywell brand. It worked perfectly. Back up and running! I'm very grateful for your video. Thank you.
guys like you who take the time to share your knowledge is so generous, i sincerly hope you become wealthy one day, and have the health to enjoy it.
It's midnight before my four-day trip and there's no hot water because I spilled some gasoline in my garage. I never would have guessed that was the problem. Brilliant explanation! In five minutes the hot water heater was up and running again. Thank you!
I looked up the fault code ( 7 pulses) in the manual for my 2016 Rheem PROG50 and purchased a new FVS for $23. Disappointed that it didn't fix it, I called my HVAC guy for a service call. While waiting I found your video. Back and forth 6 times on a Honeywell? Yeah right and click my heels together 6 times too? Imagine my surprise as it fired up! God bless you for saving me a $78 service call plus who knows what else I may have got charged
This is literally the first comment I have ever left on a UA-cam video... but I have to say thank you SO MUCH, you’re a hero!
I am honored to have your first comment, thank you and may the water heater be problem free for another 20 years at least!
Thank you so so much you just saved me so much money and answer my question I have the Honeywell one
What a great explanation for this issue. I just had my basement floor painted with an oil base paint six days later still had no hot water heater working. Mine has the Honeywell valve. After the six rotations of the thermostat it fired right up. Thank you so much.
Fixed it and saved myself an expensive tech visit. Thanks very much for this. great video.
I just wanted to say THANK YOU, woke up 5am to shower for work, running on schedule then NO HOT WATER. You saved me, reset the sensor and all good again.
What a lifesaver!! It is easy to take things for granted. This video saved a family of 6 at 10pm. Showers to be taken and clothes and dishes to be washed. Thank you!!! I am now subscribed and will share you to my family and friends.
That's wonderful! Glad to hear that my video helped save the day :) Thank you for sharing, subscribing, and leaving a comment! Much appreciated!
The Honeywell valve on my Richmond water heater was giving me an error code for a flammable vapor sensor lockout. This video worked like a champ! THANKS SO MUCH! 🏆
Thank you so much for this video! After refinishing our wood floors and applying oil based poly, the vapor sensor tripped. I'm so glad it was an easy fix and this video saved me when the owners manual had no constructive advice.
OK, this is incredible. Last winter during the coldest weather we were having at the time, my gas furnace died. You gave me the advice I needed to get it going in no time. Now, my Rheem gas water heater went flameless and you did it again. This is an awesome channel, I'm a subscriber since November and now it's time to donate! Thanks!!
I'm happy to hear that my channel continues to help! :) Thank you for the comment and the donation!
You’ve helped me so many times man you’re the reason I got into service I was a tinner before I got a call today for a water heater and this video saved me thank you man ! 21 years old and i can honestly say I’ve learned more from you than any teachers I’ve ever had
That is awesome! I'm happy to hear my videos have been helpful for you man! I have watched my fair share of videos during service calls too 😄 Become an HVAC legend out there bro! 🤙😎💪💪
Will do bro !! You should make a video about how to replace an AC
Thank you so much for making this video. I went through the owner's manual for my heater, which told me to call the 800 number for technical support. After being on hold for 20 minutes, the 800 number randomly hung up on me, TWICE! Your video is the first one I found and I was able to get my water heater running again within 60 seconds of watching this.
You SAVED my family with the tip to turn the temp up and down to reset. THANK YOU!!! Already mad a trip back to Home Depot tonight to get the missing vapor sensor that was not included in the new box.
Thanks man!! Our Honeywell sensor shutdown after our basement flooded. Wasn’t until bedtime we found out we didn’t have hot water. After a day of cleaning up and drying out you helped me figure it out. Really appreciate it!
Wow, first let me just say thank you for this video. You saved me a lot of money.
Second, let me tell my story. I bought a new house and lived in it for a couple of years with zero water heater problems. In fact it was excellent. I had always used an electric lawn mower, then I bought a gas lawn mower. Around that same time my hot began going on the fritz. I'd go to take a shower and the water would be ice cold. So of course I did the only thing I knew how to do: I unplugged my hot water heater and plugged it back in. This would solve the problem for a couple of days - maybe even a week, then randomly the hot water heater would fail again. I unplugged it and plugged it back in, temporarily fixing my problem probably a dozen times.
Finally, I took a close look at the blinking LED and determined it was indicating a flammable vapor sensor had been tripped. Amazingly, that thing was so sensitive, it was detecting fumes from the plastic gas can I had purchased to fuel my new lawn mower. The container was tightly sealed and was stored at least 20 feet away from my hot water heater, but even that was enough to trigger it. Now, thanks to this video I've reset the sensor and store the lawn mower gas cannister in a heavy-duty garbage bag. That seems to be enough to contain the fumes and prevent the sensor from tripping. Those things are sensitive!
Thanks again for this video. Cheers, and good luck to anyone with an ailing hot water heater!
That fixed the lockout on my Honeywell gas valve, 2 year old water heater. Saved me a service call and taught me something new! Thank you!!!!
It worked thank you so much. I almost was out of pocket at $1000 replacing the entire water heater which is what was suggested to me by a plumbing company. Your video saved me so much money and so much time.
It worked out well thanks
I completely agree with everyone else... THANK YOU SOOO MUCH for this video. We recently had hardwood floors installed and the polyurethane used on the 1st floor caused the vapor sensor on our hot water tank to activate, although the tank is in the basement. Fumes were quite strong. Your tip worked like a charm. By the way, we have the Richmond (Honeywell) 50gal shown at the 3:36 mark of the video. Thanks again @World of Advice, much appreciated.
Thank you for this video! My wife is having contractions and we are doing a home birth. Realized we had no hot water and started losing my mind. If the contractions turn into full blown labor, I won’t be able to fill the birthing tub with hot water. I think ammonia from the litter box tripped the FVS sensor. You saved us!
May God bless you with a smooth delivery my friend!!! Glad to hear the video helped, stay strong!
@@WordofAdviceTV thank you! FYI contractions stopped for now but the FVS sensor tripped again. Back to 7 consecutive flashes. I’m thinking the sensor is bad? Need to dig thru some boxes to find my multimeter. Never a dull moment
@@alexbromley9384 Good to hear that at least the contractions stopped! If the sensor keeps tripping when there's no odors around, its probably going bad and needs to be replaced.
4th of July, 2024. No water heater. I turned everything off last night, went down this morning and tried lighting with no luck. Went on UA-cam and found this, Bam! Water is heating and we're good to go! Thank you so much. All good!
This video was very helpful and helped me confidently reset the Honeywell Vapor Sensor on a Rheem Hot Water Heater. Thank you the video was well done.
You just saved me so much time and effort. The last thing I wanted to do was call the rental company and wait for someone to come out. 5 minutes and our heater was running like normal
Thank you so so so much! Saved me $1000. Only diff in my case was upon repowering, I had to press the two arrows within a second. Worked. Left right left left right left right right...now that's stuck in my head
You are a genius!! You saved me a boatload of money! My wife thinks I’m brilliant. Sorry, I didn’t tell her about you. Gonna be a great night!
My Rheem just kicked back on! The Honeywell code was going to have me replace the control valve! Thank you so much!
Your diagnosis of why (painting/staining) was right on and your advice worked like a charm. Reset in less than a minute! Thx.
Thank you ! You saved us a visit from a plumber. Our sensor went off when we had our hard wood floors refinished.
You just saved me $4000.00. No lie. Two companies came out today and said that the unit (5 years old) is "shot" Vapor reset worked like a charm on Rheem 75Gal Forced Air heater.
this vidoe was very helpful to fix my issue. I had no idea what was happening. I could sense gas was coming and heater hod power, so i had gas company come in for free to check if gas was ok. they investigated and asked to replace the Flammable vapor sensor. Upon youtubing i came across this video and i tried reser per this person and it worked. MOre than money saving, it saved time and headache of procuring the part and figuring how to install it.
Thanks a lot for the help. I called AOSmith Tech Support and they said I had to replace the sensor and call for the reset code. They close for the weekend at 5:00. Your step by step was exactly correct. Can't thank you enough. It's Saturday afternoon which meant I would have been without hot water until Monday morning. We're back in business here.
Thank-you
I have the Honeywell one.
Just did exactly what you said. Worked like a charm.
Saved me a service call.
Blessings tonyou and your family good sir. 👍
No one else was communicating this! Yes, your video gave my 3-family brownstone in NY City hot water today because I fixed the heater myself thanks to you. Otherwise me, my family and our tenants would have had to wait until Monday with no hotwater, and we would have had a large bill from the plumber. Thank you thank you thank you.. Thumbs up!!!
Excellent advice. Thank you. Your advice worked perfectly. I had never found the "code" for a White Rogers sensor. Great job
Rheem water heater Honeywell valve (7) flashes indicates Flammable Vapor sensor no indication on how to reset fired up immediately 1:30 am did not want to take a cold am shower thank you for your clear and right to the point video solution ( I cleaned the water heater shed yesterday lots of dust ) Again great job Thank you Sir.
Thank you! I had to replace my sensor, but this is still very helpful information. A few years ago I had my floors refinished and the sensor tripped. I was unaware of how it worked and when I asked a large plumbing company here in Denver if the sensor could be reset, I was told no and was then charged $500 for them to replace it. Total rip-off. This time I did more digging and bought a new sensor for $50. I was being quoted $2500 for a new water heater!
Have a Richmond water heater with a Honeywell valve. Just reset. Fired and cycled perfectly. Thank you.
Thanks for the great video instructions! I replaced the temperature pressure valve on my water heater because it failed to reseal after testing (the unit was 12 years old). While working on that and splashing water on the floor I decided to clean the concrete floor (it was dusty/dirty). After installing the new temp/pressure valve and starting the water heater, it was throwing the flammable vapor error code and would not ignite. I tried a dozen times without luck, even after running a fan overnight to dry the concrete. I did more internet "studying" which told me how the flammable vapor circuit works. Basically, the sensor is a variable resistor that will change value when a flammable vapor (or other debris) is detected near the floor. My temporary solution was to disconnect the sensor and connect a 33,300 ohm resistor in its place. The water heater fired up immediately on the first try after that. So I know the sensor needs to be replaced (about $30 on Amazon). Without knowing your LRLL RLRR button code, I would have been at the mercy of a plumber looking to make a couple grand by replacing the entire unit!
Thank you so much!! Realized I had NO hot water as I showered yesterday before a 13*hour night shift. Just got home knowing I had to deal with no hot water and my water heater. And knowing I was going to have to go without sleep today, then go back into work for another 13-hour shift tonight. Your video helped me fix this in 30 minutes with no help from any pros. Love it!! Thanks again! SUBSCRIBED!
Awesome! I'm happy to hear you were able to get it fixed quickly and my video helped in the process! Enjoy the hot water and good luck at work! Thank you for coming back to leave a comment and subscribing!
OMG, you just saved me hundreds of dollars! Followed your instructions and had it back up and running in less than 10 min! Thank you so much!
Thank you I was working on a Honeywell just now and you tuned it and it worked you saved me SIR!! Now my wife and 3 daughters won’t hate me!!
Yeah, this video helped a ton with our Honeywell sensor as well. Now we're just giving it time to do what it needs to.
Thanks for the video. I was a plumber 15 years ago and forgot how to reset one of these! Worked like a charm.
You rock man!!! I should’ve done this first. My first reaction was buying a sensor and after installing it, since it didn’t work, I searched and found your video on how to reset the tripped sensor. Tks a lot!!!
I learned 3 things today;
1; my water heater will keep the water warm enough to have a comfortable though cool shower over 24 hrs after it would most likely have gone into lockout due to our ceiling being spray painted. 2; my flammable vapor sensor works as designed. 3; how to reset the vapor lockout myself and save myself a service call. Thank you for your helpful and informative video and written instructions. The reset on my Honeywell valve worked on the first try. I had a lukewarm shower, but thanks to this video my daughters won’t have to.
(Whirlpool + Honeywell) Appeared to work, but on recheck a short time later, it was back to the 4 flashes + 3 second pause. Repeated the procedure, and it worked like a charm--hot water in less than half an hour!
This happened once before in 2016, after the water heater was exposed to some gasoline fumes associated with the lawnmower. That time we followed the manual. Ordered a gas control valve covered by warranty, but paid express shipping to get it sooner plus cost of a technician to install it. This time, I am making a written note in the manual and an electronic record in my computer.
Thank you!
Thank you very much - followed your instructions to reset the Honeywell gas valve on our Rheem hotwater tank and it worked like a charm!! You Rock!
Thank you so much! I have the Honeywell.
-Unplug for 10 seconds
- Switch the dial back and forth 6 times from Low to Very Hot.
My pilot light fired up immediately and I set my dial to preferred setting A.
It worked!!! Thank you!!! I was able to call off my maintenance guy which is great considering I'm currently in a bit of a financial bind! 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you I got my water heaters started thanks to you. I called a professional plumber and he couldn't do it.
thank you so very much!! We came home from vacation and there wasn't any hot water. I didn't get it at first, but the LRLL, RLRR code worked. Timing is very important, but I got it! Thank you again!
You save my life men . Honeywell valve in a Rheem water heater. It worked without any flaw
Thank you! You saved my family hours of hassle and distraction.
Thanks a ton. Saved me few bucks. I was painting the ceiling with oil base paint and it triggered the Flammable vapour sensor. Thank you again for putting this video up.
Thank you for the detailed instructions! You saved me $2000 😅 the super came and looked at the unit and told me the unit had to be replaced 😂 glad I found your video 🙏🏻
Thanks Jay, appears that you've solved my no HW problem with this fix pertaining to my Rheem heater (and its Honeywell gas valve). And for the record, we'd just returned from a one week vacation during which we had our wood floors refinished !!
I love you!!!!! You fixed my problem! We had varnished the floor and had a plumber come out and he could not fix it!!!! Thank you thank you thank you bless you!!!!!
BTW - my valve is a White Rogers Intellivent. The Intellivent instructions worked like a charm. Hot water again!
You are really a saver, thank God you exists
I love this dude!! Fixed multiple appliances at multiple houses all thanks to this guy. Let me know if you're ever in Dayton OH... I owe you a beer!!
Thank you so, so much for this video!
I'm a Navy vet who spent more than enough time at BUD's (SEAL) training and really disliked my cold shower this morning as it brought back less than happy memories from said training.
I was not looking forward to another flashback shower mañana so THANK YOU!!!
--Mike
You're very welcome! Glad I could help with the fixing of your cold shower problem good sir! :)
This video single handedly saved Thanksgiving day! Grateful you made this video, for sure. Not sure why they don't make this info readily available, but THANK YOU!
You're welcome! Glad I could help save Thanksgiving! :) Yeah, sometimes it seems like they bury that info deep in the manual or forget to include it altogether...
Thank you!!!!! I was worried we would have to replace the whole water heater, your video was a life saver!!
THANK YOU!!! Your step by step walk through saved me a service call and got my water heater up in running right away! Thank you so much!! (mine is Rheem + Honeywell)
It seems that I can only trick the Flammable Vapor Sensor once? Late at 10pm the heater stopped working again and the reset didn't no work :(
@@chenhaotsai I'm dealing with this as I type. What did you do
THANK YOU!!! Your code info and step by step walk through saved me a service call and got my water heater up in running right away! Thank you greatly!
You're very welcome! :) Glad to hear it worked for you! Thank you for coming back to leave a comment!
BEST VIDEO HELP EVER!!!!!!!!!!! Water heater is back in action! COUNTLESS thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Honeywell control valve here and it worked great for me, thank you.
thank you. I just came back today from vacation (many flight delays) and have been awake for 69 of the past 72 hours. I had the trifecta, Sump Pump failure, HVAC and water heater all not working. we had someone restoring floors which we think created a ton of dust and there was also a very powerful storm that came through and caused power outages.
Fixed the sump first by lifting and unblocking the inlet which had got jammed up with debris from the storm. Then replaced the HVAC filter which I think was clogged with the dust from the sanding. The water heater stumped me until you told us all about the Honeywell control on the Rheem tank and hacving to toggle between low and very hot within 30 seconds. Probably caused by the sanding or perhaps the stain / finish. I did it and heard that little baby click in after 4 cycles. Wife thinks I'm a genius, kids are all happy that they can shower after such a tortuous journey home. You saved me calling out a repairman.
Hey this was great, I talked to a service man and he only gave me 1/2 of the information. I tried what the video said and it worked, saved a pm/weekend service call at $200 an hour. Thanks for the video help.
Beautiful!!! Thank you!!
Honeywell, Red dial turn knob to low to very hot 7 times and fhe hot water fires on.
Lifesaver!! Thank you!!
Well done. Fix my problem
Thank you. The old LRLLRLRR worked. I have written this on the side of my water heater in RED sharpie. I have subscribed to your channel.