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Honeywell VR8300 vibrating/noisy - problem?

tink
tink Member Posts: 15
in Gas Heating
The gas valve on my boiler is vibrating....more like a "rattle". The furnace seems to be operating fine, but the noise can be heard in the house whenever the burner is on. Is this something I should be concerned about? If I push lightly on the black knob on the top the noise changes tone slightly..not very loud..but it does not seem "normal". It's a VR8300A4037. I appreciate any opinions on this. I did check the voltage and I have 24 volts to the valve from the transformer. Thanks.

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  • Abracadabra
    Abracadabra Member Posts: 1,948
    Probably solenoid noise. Probably nothing you can do other than replace the valve.
  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,737
    @ChrisJ had a buzzing in his gas valve and posted a video about it. Chris could you link to it for reference? On Chris's valve I seem to remember Tim telling him to replace it.
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  • Tim McElwain
    Tim McElwain Member Posts: 4,621
    Lightly tap the valve sometimes that will stop the solenoid hum otherwise it requires a new valve. Sometimes switching the wires on the valve will solve it.
  • tink
    tink Member Posts: 15
    Yep..tried that..and that...no dice. Ordered a new valve. Thanks

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