I have a State Select gas hot water heater, model number F04407443.
I came home to no hot water and it was in vacation mode. I couldn’t get it out of vacation mode, so I reset it. Upon reset the heating element heated up, the gas came out, the fire was lit. Looked like it was working properly. Then, all of a sudden, the thing clicked (thing being something) and the flame went out. Then the process started all over again. Wash, rinse, repeat.
WTF.
If it was a thermocouple the gas would never turn on right? Unless there are 2 of them, in which case the first is getting hot enough to tell the gas to turn on, but the 2nd isn’t getting hot enough to tell the gas to stay on.
It was installed on 06/10/2004 and the only remaining warranty is on the tank.
I could replace it tonight, but up until today, it worked fine. I’m thinking it is something small and easy to fix, and I’d rather fix than replace.
Turn on
glow plug glows
gas turns on
flame ignites click flame shuts off (something shuts it off)
glow plug glows
gas turns on
flame ignites click flame shuts off (something shuts it off)
glow plug glows
gas turns on
flame ignites click flame shuts off (something shuts it off)
sounds like something may be restricting your gas feed, check your ports if those are clean remove stainless line off the regulater and make sure gas has a constant flow… if all is good then its most likely a computer issue but there is a tech support # on the inner panel and they can walk you through it… when/if you call make pretend your an actual repair guy and they wont treat you like an ass, for example “hi this is bob from we fix it heating and cooling”
Because it was in a goofy mode when you got home and it immediately cuts out I think you have some sort of controls problem. You say you reset it. What about totally killing power aka unplugging it for 30 seconds?
Are you sure that’s your model number, not your serial number?
EDIT: Yeah, that’s your serial number. Your tank was built in June 2004.
Its unplugged.
All plugs in my basement are 3 prong, and the plug has not been removed in years.
I read the manual, I’m going to play with it for a little bit. Its been unplugged for about 5 minutes, but I’m gonna run to the store quick before I plug it back in.
A - The grate that controls the flame
B - The busted/rotted grate
C - The surface temp sensor that was tripping the stat because that piece of metal, B, was touching it, thus reducing the temperature of the sensor, making it believe the flame was out.
Moving that piece completely out of the way corrected my problem, but I should probably replace it.
Glad you got it fixed. That looks WAY too complicated for a hot water heater control box. What ever happened to the simple pilot button and a big dial for temperature adjustment?
