Bought a home depot gas rheem 50 gallon performance power vented hot water heater january 2017 and like some of the reviews i read on it the flammable vapour sensor did eventually fail.
Rheem water heater vapor sensor.
Certain rheem water gas water heater models feature electronic controls with a flammable vapor sensor installed on the bottom portion of the water heater unit.
I describe how i permanently fixed a faulty flammable vapor sensor on a water heater.
Rheem sp20172 water heater vapor sensor genuine original equipment manufacturer oem part.
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The part online was 25 with free shipping.
This is important because many of the replacement parts are interchangeable.
This sensor is designed to shut off your water heater system to prevent fires in case flammable vapors are present within the area.
Through some detective work i found out that my flammable vapor sensor was also manufactured by rheem.