Water Heater Upper Sensor Failure

Water heater has a trouble code of upper sensor failure model sg1j404t3nov plumbers i have called said they do answered by a verified appliance technician we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website.

Water heater upper sensor failure.

Of course manual shows no upper sensor and cannot seem to find any online info other than a lot of whirlpools have issues anyone here know if the upper sensor failure can be fixed and where it might be. Open a hot water faucet in the house and then turn the cold water supply on to the water heater and allow time for the tank to fill with water. Restore power and then allow the water heater to run a system diagnostic. Once you see water coming out of the hot water faucet turn the hot water faucet off.

If you get this code and have lukewarm water and the pilot is still on try turning up the temperature. Turn off electrical power at breaker. Look up the manufacturer s chart for sensor resistance at various temperatures and figure out what your resistance reading should be. Sometimes the sensors that read the temperature of the water can fail which is difficult to detect without using a multimeter to measure the temperature sensor for a shorted circuit.

My honeywell hot water heater is flashing a code of upper sensor failure what should i do. Drain about 4 to 5 gallons of water out of the drain valve at the bottom of the water heater and throw it out. 7 replace gas valve overall failure of the gas valve and will usually require replacement. If the sensor does have a short it requires replacement.

No hot water diagnostic code on whirlpool gas unit states upper sensor failure. 5 replace gas valve this indicates a sensor failure and the gas control valve must be replaced. Five flashes every three seconds indicates an internal sensor failure. For access doc.

Now drain 1 gallon of water from the bottom of the tank as quickly as you can and get an accurate temperature reading. Sometimes sensors simply become loosened and you must reattach them to the water tank. Not enough hot water. Entering your washer are dependent on water heater settings and regional water supply temperatures.

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