Thermopile Voltage Low On Water Heater Rheem

How to replace a thermopile on a water heater.

Thermopile voltage low on water heater rheem. Talk about a hold on the market. Since almost all major brands of atmospherically vented water heaters have switched from a thermocouple to a t. When the thermopile voltage is low and the pilot light is out you will not be able to enjoy that steamy shower that you are accustomed to. The pilot is lit and i hear the burner kick on sometimes.

Pilot lit right up and it ran for about a minute before i go read more. That must be an acceptable quality threshold for honeywell. In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to replace the thermopile. This is important in a hot water heater where you want the water to come out at a certain temperature standard.

Thermopile voltage low rheem. About 1 in 125 units will have this thermopile voltage low error. How do i install a new thermopile. Honeywell wt8840b1000 water heater gas control valve nat 160 degree f 1 cavity.

As well you ll learn how to test the the. I replaced the pilot assembly this evening. They all had the same honeywell thermopile unit. Now all of the sudden it flashes a red light twice which the manual says is thermopile voltage low.

So then i hopped on the lowe s website and searched for gas water heaters. Reliance gas thermopile assembly 100112330 9007876005 9007870005 100093980 water heater pilot assy compatible with reliance state a o. Thermopiles are used to provide something like an output in response to temperature. If you see the result is under 400 millivolts then it shows you with a poor thermopile.

There are many sources that tell you about thermopile voltage low on water heater. You water heater may not work and the gas control valve blinked with the two lights means that you have voltage thermopile. Smith and american branded heaters 4 6 out of 5 stars 114. Ok so that s less than 1.