How To Reset Flammable Vapor Sensor on Water heater - Error code 7 flash

How To Reset Flammable Vapor Sensor lockout on Water heater - Error code 7 flashes shows how to reset your Honeywell gas valve control or how to reset or Fix the FVS Flammable Vapor Sensor in order to fix your water heater or to let you water heater work again. If your water heater is not working The Honeywell valve gas is used by Rheem , AO Smith, Whirlpool and others. The FV sesor generate error code can that can easily be reset you water heater and put t back to work Note !! . Before you reset the flammable vapor sensor, make sure there are no flammable vapors or other gas near the water heater.
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[@jevforsberg4766]

For anyone struggling with status light of 4 flashes - ECO limit - THIS WORKED FOR ME! I turned the heat up past hot, which you're not supposed to do - but why they let you do that is beyond me! Anywho, wake up to no hot water this morning, 4 blinks, about an hour of google-searching later, and this video solved my problem. Bless you!!!

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[@toddloisel4436]

Followed the instructions exactly and it worked perfectly! Thank you so much. You've done a great service to many people.

[@ronladd4569]

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! for sharing this tip. I had by hardwood floor resurfaced over the last three weeks. When I return home after the floors were finished, my gas water would not work. It would only give the 7 flashes you described above. I called the Gas Company today and a service technician came out to check on the unit to see why it was NOT working. He explained the Flame Sensor Lockout feature had shut the unit down and it would not work without a new Lockout Sensor and Control Valve. He said it was caused by the polyurethane they had placed on the floors. He explained, he did not have one in stock but could get one by tomorrow for a cost of $630 installed. I just tried your solution and it WORKED the first time. I now have hot water again. It has worked continuously for the last 6 hours. I will continue to monitor it over the next few days but it looks fixed. I would highly recommend anyone try this fix first before calling a technician!
Once again, thanks for sharing.

[@christopherherrington9105]

I'm an HVAC contractor but I'm never afraid to check Google an RUclips when I find an issue I haven't seen yet. This video saved the day for me after replacing the flammable vapor sensor and still having the same lockout issue. Thank you for sharing!

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[@jaelee7449]

Took a freezing cold shower this morning, ran downstairs and went to RUclips university! Thank you! Quick fix.

[@steveb3355]

Thanks so much for this video Joseph! I was seeing $$$ signs when we had no hot water this morning. I followed the steps you outlined and voila!... the flame kicked on! Again, many thanks!

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[@doreenjsimmons8013]

Thank you for this video. I'm a renter, and i wasn't really wanting to call the owner to fix the water heater. After checking to making sure that the gas meter had not been triggered off, i noticed the blinking blue light, and found the water heater manual, and located the 7 flashing 3 second no flashing was the FV sensor. But there was no reset information.
As usual, RUclips to the rescue. Even though my model was a little different, the reset worked the first time!!! Thank you so much for your video.

[@josephk9182]

I know what you mean because I am a landlord.

[@Bleachfan872]

As a Plumber by Trade, I used your video to help me get a heater working again.
Just another reminder from life that you never know where you'll learn new things.

[@josephk9182]

Thank You

[@StevenChang2k]

Perfect! Worked for me. Here are the steps:
1. Turn Honeywell switch to OFF
2. Unplug 24V power brick for 10 seconds
3. Turn Honewell rotary knob to LOW
4. Plug 24V power brick back in
5. Turn Honeywell switch to ON
6. Immediately switch notary knob between LOW & HIGH for at least 3 times
You should hear some beeping noises as the controller initializes and the pilot trying to ignite (how a gas stove would start, zap zap zap sound).
Thank you!

[@josephk9182]

Than you for simplify it.

[@danielscherrer5108]

One more thank you goes your way! The AO Smith manual failed to mention the part about setting the control to the low setting and moving it to the high setting. Cost me three days without hot water and the cost of a new FVS sensor that I now do not need. By the way, I only had to move it once from the Low Setting to High before the water heater fired up. Thanks again.

[@josephk9182]

Tank for the info.

[@arizonie994]

Thank You, Joseph!!! I called a plumber but they couldn't get here for another two days so I did a RUclips search on how to fix it. It's reset and I get to take a warm shower in a little bit. Thank you!

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Thank you so much. The technician tried to help through the phone for quite a while but didn’t work and offered to come with overnight charge, you saved me so much!

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[@hauskenseth1]

Saved me from further panicking at 3 in the morning. Thanks!

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[@MrBronx1185]

I have an A O Smith, this worked for me. Thank you very much for posting and helping others and myself, for some reason my manual did not explain how to do this.

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[@priprigoulart]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! the flip back and forth low to high... that's what I was missing!!!! Thank you!!!

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[@mrs.richfulthinking2]

Thank you this helped us out tremendously! Thought I may need to call our utility company or paint contractors that did work in the garage but nope thanks to your video its saved me time, energy, & money.

[@josephk9182]

Glad it helped!

[@WhskyDrinkr]

This one really helped. Several others had similar info but not the details on timing which was the key to sucess

[@josephk9182]

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[@retrovintagething7013]

This WORKED!! I saved myself an expensive service call. This was NOT in the manual. Only thing I had to do differently was unplug power at the white box. (there was no plug at the wall). It only took me 4 full turns of the dial

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[@tracey9165]

This is the second time this man saved me a huge bill! Thanks for RUclips and thanks to you, followed it exactly and it worked!

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[@FreiGuy57]

You just saved me so much hassle trying to figure out how to reset it. I have a slot in the middle of the temp control knob, so I put a screwdriver in it so I could quickly rotate the entire range of the thermostat back and forth. As soon as I hit rotation #7, the heater immediately fired up and the status light went back to normal. Thanks so much!!

[@josephk9182]

No Problem.

[@TaniluCullen]

My husband did the same thing with the screw driver!

[@jeffhansman2829]

SIX rotations will do it, once you then set the desired temp. It is worth noting that this fix appears nowhere in Rheem's documentation.

[@kennethstoltman7407]

Same thanks from here, manual doesn’t state anything of this procedure. Rotated the control knob and it fired right up. Grateful my friend.

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[@sarahanneholden]

Thank you! I followed your instructions exactly and was able to restart my hot water heater. And I know absolutely nothing about hot water heaters. Very helpful video.

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You're a genius! Thank you it worked!

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[@foxmulder4196]

Ok I have an issue with not hot water and after reading the status LED I found out it was the sensor.
So I google and your video came up and I learned alot.
I live in a building and the super doesn't know anything about boilers or water heaters the only thing he knows is how to sweep and mop.
Anyways great video thanks....a thousand thumbs up.

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[@irvnegrin2211]

Holy moly, that worked. You must saved my family's mother's day!!

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[@velonaut303]

Worked like a champ. Thank you for saving me a service trip fee!

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[@nancycowan185]

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH JOSEPH!! Saved us $$$ and EMPOWERED ME to be more of a DIYer in my home. God Bless you!!

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[@canadamusicnetwork]

worked perfectly. watch from 6mins and pay attention , your heater will be back running in no time

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Good for you.

[@jayc1214]

Thank you so much really worked!. Before doing this my father tried so many different things from other places and nothing worked thank you!

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[@danielscannell9752]

Big time help, just had a water main break yesterday day, hot water heater this morning. Thank you for sharing this fix. My water went from cold to hot and my temper went from hot to cold!

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[@joelmarchan7885]

Just watched this video it worked perfectly! Thank u I was stressing..

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[@PredicadorUSA]

I just did it on mine and started working after the second flip. Thank for this video.

[@josephk9182]

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[@mikeleon8214]

Thank you! This worked perfectly! I just had to move the dial immediately after turning the switch on, as you mentioned.

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[@robertscotte5354]

Thank you! Thank you! These instructions were perfect. My hot water heater stopped working when my basement started taking on water while Ida was passing by. Hard to get a tech to look at it because everyone is busy with flooded basements. Saved me a lot of money and cold showers. So glad you posted this info!

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[@johnkentfultonjr.2938]

Worked like a charm!!!! Thank you for posting this video. It helped me!

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[@losalfaro7511]

This just helped me fix my water heater. Back on again. Thank you my friend. Great video well explained

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[@jcoolz86]

I just tried this on mine and it worked. Thank you for the tip. You probably just saved mea bunch of money.

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[@jobssteve4175]

7:28 is very important !!! Thank you so much Joseph!!!!! save a couple of hundred :)

[@siur.1267]

Thank you for noting that you need to immediately turn the knob from low to very hot several times before the LED light turns on. I wasn't fast enough before so the reset did not work. Now I hear a very low beeping sound but the LED light blinks normal. I hope the beeping stops once the burner stops.

[@josephk9182]

Yes it should.

[@kevinkiang3416]

Had this exact problem, it worked!! Thank you

[@savageshannon]

Thank you sooooooo much! This worked on ours and saved us probably $200!

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[@vinbob33]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Using your instructions, I was able to fix my water heater while I was waiting on hold with Rheem "customer service". 😂

[@glenperri]

Thank you Joseph, I had the same problem with the same hot water heater, you saved me some $$$.

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[@Sonicmask]

This guy is the real deal. WORKED. THANK YOU

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[@lilgucci_____]

Lol omg dude thanks. It works and I saved money buy doing just a few things and the most important thing was following the instructions 🙇🏿‍♂🙏🏿✨

[@josephk9182]

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[@BC-yd6dl]

This worked for me.... sensor got wet..so I dried it out and when the WH kept flashing the 7 code, I came looking and found your video. Thanks alot

[@josephk9182]

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[@duanemcdowell]

Thank you! This was hugely helpful and easy to follow.

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[@GalacticWrestlingFederation]

On behalf of my home and family I thank you.

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[@husamabuomar7614]

You fixed my water heater issue
Thank you very much

[@josephk9182]

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[@QKha121]

Thanks a lot, you just made my Friday 10x easier 😁

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[@alpage57]

I painted the cement floor around the furnace and water heater. I used a spray can of KILZ primer then paint. I guess one or the other had fumes that triggered the sensor. Reset worked like a charm.

[@josephk9182]

Very good

[@shannonhagenson7663]

Worked like a charm on mine. I have the exact same model and have hot water again.

[@josephk9182]

well done.

[@johnweinreich200]

Thanks! Worked on my Rheem!😀

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[@ians3586]

Thank you for this video! Just saved me a chunk of change.

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[@gmoetech9111]

Perfect sir , thanks for the upload just got me back up and running 🤙🏼

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[@i2oadsweepei2]

Hahaha! Thank you brother. This worked like a charm on a non 24v system.

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[@sidneyforester7900]

Thank you so much. I finally got mines to work after multiple failed attempts thank you very much

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[@codybetts1]

Hell yes! Thanks man. It worked. Saved me a lot of stress lol

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[@BrandonSwitzner]

This worked for me. Thank you!

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[@reggiesepeda1674]

Thank you so much for posting this...it worked PERFECTLY!!!

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[@lanespiers4660]

Worked perfectly first try!! Thanks for posting this!

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[@Future_Fuels]

You are the man. Reset perfectly. Thak you infinity.

[@aunoit]

This worked perfectly! Thank you

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[@softlead79]

Thanks I tried this on my water heater and it's working fine now Thankyou

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thank you, this is helped me tremendously.

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Thank You Sooo Much The Back And Forth Switching Turned on my Pilot !!!

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[@Tom-yc4up]

Very helpful information. Thank you.

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[@silentlistening]

Thanks bud! 3 low to high did it

[@ryannoble9257]

Thanks so much! This is a dumb procedure but very technical, follow excactly and it will work!!!! Thank you sir for posting!!!!!!!

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[@mikehubbarth4336]

Thank you - this fix worked 1st time around! Woo hoo, thank you sir!

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[@mikehubbarth4336]

@@josephk9182 Hi Joseph - after a few hours, it went back to the 7 flashes and stopped working. I successfully restarted it again, but it went back to 7 flashes a 3rd time. Any idea what that means? Broken FVS or bad battery on Honeywell?

[@josephk9182]

@@mikehubbarth4336 You may have a gas substance in the air where the water heater is located. Did you paint the area? You may have a gas leaks. Try to ventilate the area. If it does not work you may have a bad sensor that need to be replaced.

[@mikehubbarth4336]

@@josephk9182 thanks Joseph - I think you are correct. We didn't paint recently so it's either a gas leak or a bad sensor. I am hoping the latter! Thanks for your help, it has been much appreciated. You are da man!

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[@mickeymorgan4672]

It worked! Thanks. They didn't put that in the manual.

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[@gsk9s]

Worked for me!! AWESOME! The manual / Trouble Shooting guide, that come with it didn't say anything about that!!

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[@maltipoopuppyandbobthecat6156]

Thank you so much for the video. You saved me a lot of $$$. Thanks!

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[@jeffhuston1627]

Thank u man worked perfect for me!

[@karlamoore3919]

Thank you, it worked perfectly.

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[@dgo82290]

Just saved me a service call! Thanks!!

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[@ihsaraeniar]

thank you!! this video fixed out water heater!!

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[@tosa-ranch2234]

Works like a charm! Thanks!!!

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Thank you so much brother. You're a life saver

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[@banderse77]

Worked for me, thanks.😁☺

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[@ramrevalli2813]

Followed the steps and it worked.Thanks for the video

[@dantedoescars]

Thanks so much, just reset mine with your help!

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[@marnakeus]

This just saved me! That did the trick! Thank you!!!

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[@stephenweber9158]

It worked great exactly what he said to reset it

[@OrbitalDeathRay]

Worked like a charm. Thank you, sir.

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[@timaynes60]

Amazing! Worked like a charm. Fired right up. Thanks for the tips

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It worked! Thank you!

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[@nomasde1]

excelent. it worked for me.
thanx a lot

[@BloodintheAir]

Worked for me, as well! Thanks!

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[@Becizzle]

Thanks man! You helped me

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[@billwilliams5350]

Thanks ! The instructions on the tank didnt have that last part about switching from low to high, that did the trick for me :)

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Yayyyyyy Thank you sooo much...great video...you saved us soo much money

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Thank you! Definitely need to work the know before led haha

[@moxyfan13]

Thank you! Worked like a charm.

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Thanks for the helpful video!!

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Thank u so much. This really helpped me

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[@indman101]

It worked thank You.

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[@chiskim4435]

Thank you so much! It worked!

[@Kynxs]

Worked for 4 flashes as well