jodil Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Does anyone know what this red light that was blinking on this Richmond water heater is for? It says FR below the red light... Its a 2004 water heater with a powered exhuast. Thanks Download Attachment: jodi cam 252.jpg 215.87 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL_Inspet_Man Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 I would assume with my limited knowledge ''FR'' means ''Flame Rod'' - Either indicating defective, or needs attention (servicing). See link for manual - As per Fig. 12on pg. 12 defective flame rod would notlet burner go on and hence heat water. Was the water heater operating properly? Probably needs a new flame rod. http://www.gsw-wh.com/pdfs/products/wat ... 817-1B.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodil Posted July 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Yes it fired up just fine when I used the thermostat on the unit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL_Inspet_Man Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 From page 13 of said manual: "If a flame cannot be established within the trial for ignition period, the control will stop the flow of gas. The control will continue to energize the blower (interpurge) and attempt ignition again. If a flame cannot be established after three attempts, thecontrol will lock-out. A red LED light on the control will flash continually indicating a lock-out condition occured. Unplugging the 120VAC power supply to the water heater then restoring power will reset the control. NOTE: The control will perform a self-diagnostic check upon start-up and the LED will flash 3-4 times. During normal operation the LED remains off. A solid red LED indicates that the control must be replaced." As we say in Quebec - Voila !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Jeez Jodi, It's all right there on the label to the right of the temp control dial. Just read the flash sequence and compare it to the label and you'll know whether it's normal or something needs to be done to correct it. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodil Posted July 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Jeez Mike.... I missed that ... Never seen a control setup like this one. Thank you for pointing it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBAlki Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Those are very rare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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