Flame Vapor Sensor

It includes four pins which include the following.

Flame vapor sensor. It will shut down the unit even if it is producing heat. If you have a gas leak you certainly don t want to have an open flame feeding off that fuel. This sensor is designed to shut off your water heater system to prevent fires in case flammable vapors are present within the area. When the sensor becomes blocked with debris the heater will not work properly.

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. 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. Bradford white oem flammable vapor sensor 239 45560 00 water heater replacement part 2394556000 4 5 out of 5 stars 22.

The gas valve is a honeywell with an on switch and temperature dial. The only way i can get the gas valve to come back on is if the flammable vapor sensor reports there are no flammable vapors. A burner with no flame may release gas into the air. Cleaning the flame sensor is basic maintenance that will improve the.

Only 3 left in stock order soon. When this module works with a microcontroller unit then the pins are. The sensor is designed to detect the presence of a specific concentration of. The 25vs chemi resistive flammable vapor sensor from therm o disc is an integral part of the flammable vapor ignition resistance fvir systems offered by the north american water heater manufactures on residential power vent and high efficiency atmospheric models.

Water heater ignitor and flame rod for ao smith 9003626005 4 4 out of 5 stars 55. A flame sensor detects heat coming from the burners. 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. The blinking status indicator showed 7 blinks which decodes to flammable vapor sensor lockout.

The pin configuration of this sensor is shown below. This sensor uses the infrared flame flash method which allows the sensor to work through a coating of oil dust water vapor otherwise ice.