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Rheem PowerVent water heater error codes
Rheem PowerVent water heater indicators as Rheem Manufacturing lists them, each with its meaning and the first safe check.
- 10-six-five-flashes-hard-lockoutHard lockout. Rheem's bulletin says manual reset is
- 11-six-one-flashes-failed-trial-for-ignitionFailed trial for ignition. Rheem's bulletin lists the
- 14-five-flashes-flame-out-of-sequenceFlame out of sequence.
- 15-eight-three-flashes-electronics-faultAn electronics fault was detected.
Rheem PowerVent water heater a short flash every four seconds: meaning and exact next steps
a short flash every four seconds means Idle. Rheem's bulletin says there is no call for heat and no fault conditions.
Open record Rheem PowerVent water heater · exact signalRheem PowerVent water heater display 12 and one flash: meaning and exact next steps
display 12 and one flash means Low flame signal. Rheem's bulletin says the control continues to operate.
Open record Rheem PowerVent water heater · exact signalRheem PowerVent water heater display 13 and six-three flashes: meaning and exact next steps
display 13 and six-three flashes means Recycle limit: flame lost.
Open record Rheem PowerVent water heater · exact signalRheem PowerVent water heater display 31 and four flashes: meaning and exact next steps
display 31 and four flashes means Thermal cut-off limit lockout. Rheem's bulletin lists the ECO limit as 199°F (93°C) and says an ECO limit lockout is indefinite.
Open record Rheem PowerVent water heater · exact signalRheem PowerVent water heater display 44 and two flashes: meaning and exact next steps
display 44 and two flashes means Pressure switch failed closed.
Open record Rheem PowerVent water heater · exact signalRheem PowerVent water heater display 46 and three flashes: meaning and exact next steps
display 46 and three flashes means Pressure switch failed open.
Open record Rheem PowerVent water heater · exact signalRheem PowerVent water heater display 89 and eight-two flashes: meaning and exact next steps
display 89 and eight-two flashes means A temperature sensor fault was detected.
Open record Rheem PowerVent water heater · exact signalRheem PowerVent water heater display 93 and eight-four flashes: meaning and exact next steps
display 93 and eight-four flashes means A valve fault was detected.
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Every Rheem PowerVent water heater code: what it means and what to do
- 10-six-five-flashes-hard-lockout
- 11-six-one-flashes-failed-trial-for-ignition
- 14-five-flashes-flame-out-of-sequence
- 15-eight-three-flashes-electronics-fault
- 45-six-two-flashes-recycle-limit-pressure-switch-or-limit-opened
- 47-seven-flashes-flammable-vapor-sensor-lockout
- 49-eight-one-flashes-fvs-fault
- heartbeat-call-for-heat
Rheem PowerVent water heater code 10-six-five-flashes-hard-lockout
Hard lockout. Rheem's bulletin says manual reset is required.
Note that the control will not restart by itself.
Rheem's timing table says a hard lockout, like a hardware error lockout, is indefinite, and the status table says a manual reset is required. Find out why it locked out before resetting: a technician should look at a repeat.
Rheem PowerVent water heater code 11-six-one-flashes-failed-trial-for-ignition
Failed trial for ignition. Rheem's bulletin lists the trial for ignition as 90 seconds and a soft lockout as 5 minutes, after which the control retries the main burner.
Check that gas is on to the water heater.
Rheem's timing table shows a soft lockout lasts 5 minutes and then the control retries for the main burner. If it locks out again, the ignition, gas supply and flame sensing need a technician.
Rheem PowerVent water heater code 14-five-flashes-flame-out-of-sequence
Flame out of sequence.
Turn the gas control to off.
Rheem's bulletin lists flame out of sequence as code 14. A flame signal when there should be none is a safety condition for a technician.
Rheem PowerVent water heater code 15-eight-three-flashes-electronics-fault
An electronics fault was detected.
Turn off power to the water heater's control and note the code.
Rheem's bulletin lists this as an electronics fault. Control work belongs to a technician.
Rheem PowerVent water heater code 45-six-two-flashes-recycle-limit-pressure-switch-or-limit-opened
Recycle limit: the pressure switch or limit opened.
Look for anything blocking the vent or air intake.
Rheem's bulletin lists this as a recycle limit condition where the pressure switch or a limit opened. Vent, pressure switch and limit work belongs to a technician.
Rheem PowerVent water heater code 47-seven-flashes-flammable-vapor-sensor-lockout
Flammable vapor sensor lockout. Rheem's bulletin says this lockout is indefinite.
Leave the area if you smell gas or see flammable vapors near the water heater.
Rheem's timing table says a flammable vapor sensor lockout is indefinite. The sensor trips when it detects flammable vapors near the water heater, so remove any solvent, fuel or gas source and call a technician.
Rheem PowerVent water heater code 49-eight-one-flashes-fvs-fault
A flammable vapor sensor (FVS) fault was detected.
Note that the sensor itself has a fault.
Rheem's bulletin lists an FVS fault as a fault of the sensor. Sensor and control work belongs to a technician.
Rheem PowerVent water heater code heartbeat-call-for-heat
Call for heat with no fault conditions.
Nothing is wrong when the status light alternates bright and dim while the heater is heating.
Rheem's bulletin lists the heartbeat as a call for heat with no fault conditions.
Rheem Manufacturing — Technical Service Bulletin 1627: PowerVent with Honeywell Electronic Control