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Flame vapor sensor.
It includes four pins which include the following.
The gas valve is a honeywell with an on switch and temperature dial.
The blinking status indicator showed 7 blinks which decodes to flammable vapor sensor lockout.
A flame sensor detects heat coming from the burners.
The downside of the sensor is that it can be trigger by other fumes in the vicinity such as paint fumes.
This is a safety mechanism.
A burner with no flame may release gas into the air.
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If you have a gas leak you certainly don t want to have an open flame feeding off that fuel.
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The pin configuration of this sensor is shown below.
Certain rheem water gas water heater models feature electronic controls with a flammable vapor sensor installed on the bottom portion of the water heater unit.
The problem is not with the flame sensor it s the flammable vapor sensor the safety sensor that prevent ignition if flammable vapors are detected.
The sensor is designed to detect the presence of a specific concentration of.
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This sensor uses the infrared flame flash method which allows the sensor to work through a coating of oil dust water vapor otherwise ice.
Cleaning the flame sensor is basic maintenance that will improve the.
When this module works with a microcontroller unit then the pins are.
It will shut down the unit even if it is producing heat.
The fvs is a relatively newer ish invention that consists of a silicone type sensor that detects flammable vapors outside of the hot water tank.
After scouring the internet i found this sensor on amazon and we were able to determine that rheem richmond are essentially manufactured by the same company.
This sensor is designed to shut off your water heater system to prevent fires in case flammable vapors are present within the area.