Thermopile Voltage Low On Water Heater Rheem

So then i hopped on the lowe s website and searched for gas water heaters.

Thermopile voltage low on water heater rheem.

Honeywell wt8840b1000 water heater gas control valve nat 160 degree f 1 cavity. As well you ll learn how to test the the. 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. I installed a brand new rheem 40 gallon 32000 btu gas water heater last week and everything was going fine. And would you look at that. Talk about a hold on the market.

Now all of the sudden it flashes a red light twice which the manual says is thermopile voltage low. Thermopiles are used to provide something like an output in response to temperature. I replaced the pilot assembly this evening. About 1 in 125 units will have this thermopile voltage low error.

That must be an acceptable quality threshold for honeywell. They all had the same honeywell thermopile unit. In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to replace the thermopile. Pilot lit right up and it ran for about a minute before i go read more.

Smith and american branded heaters 4 6 out of 5 stars 114. Since almost all major brands of atmospherically vented water heaters have switched from a thermocouple to a t. The pilot is lit and i hear the burner kick on sometimes. Reliance gas thermopile assembly 100112330 9007876005 9007870005 100093980 water heater pilot assy compatible with reliance state a o.

Ok so that s less than 1. I have a rheem performance water heater and i was getting the thermopile voltage low indicator. This is important in a hot water heater where you want the water to come out at a certain temperature standard. 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.