Ao Smith Water Heater Troubleshooting Lights

Learn how to troubleshoot any issues that might come up when trying to fix your properties gas water heaters.

Ao smith water heater troubleshooting lights. Example tank is a john wood 40 gallo. For more information on a o. Electronic control display on your ao smith water heater is a very neat feature. Turn off the pilot.

Smith water heaters including the conservationist model use a modern built in piezoelectric igniter system that allows you to light the pilot by pushing the ignition button. Attach a hose to the drain valve and lead it outside. Geofatboy shows you how to clean a water heater flame sensor to clear trouble lights and get it worki. Smith fvir intelli vent troubleshooting chart led status problem solution the self diagnostic test has 1 turn off power to the water heater.

Usually the pilot light will go out will not stay lit without holding on the black gas valve control. Ao smith water heater gvc 40 100 won t stay lit. I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. This video is to show the problem i was having prior to the fix.

The heating and open flashing light indicates that the problem might be the ignition or flame failure the gahh 50 model reached the maximum number of retries so it is in locked out position which is by default for one hour. This indicates a bad thermocouple and will need to have the pilot assembly replaced. Ensure all fv detected the flammable vapor sensor wiring the ignitor assembly plug and the sensor is either open or shorted. How to diagnose and repair a faulty atmospherically vented gas fired water heater.

I have left this video up in hope that it w. If an ao smith water heater will not produce hot water you should first determine if it s a 100 200 or 300 series. The most common problem is with the 100 series. Page 31 tb a028 06 a.

Occasionally the pilot light on your a o. Smith hot water heater that talks back with sizzling or rumbling sounds could have sediment buildup inside the tank.