Honeywell International VR8200A2132 Valve

My furnace went out. I replaced the thermocouple and the pilot still wouldn't stay lit. I called a service company in town and the guy gave me a $600 plus tax estimate over the phone to replace the CONTROL VALVE plus I would have to wait for two days before he would be available. At first he tried to convince me to replace the entire furnace for $2,600 plus tax. He used the scare tactic to convince me but I did not buy it. I insisted on replacing only the control valve.I took the model number off the dead control valve and looked it up on both Ebay and Amazon. Price was about same from both sources.....however, I am much more confident with Amazon return policy than Ebay.I paid $129.98 for it on Amazon and went to work. It took me three hours watching Youtube instructions and slowly installed it. It worked like a charm at the very first try. Every hour for the next six hours I came back to check for leaks. Everything was working great....no leak. It has been two weeks and so far so good.Next time this job will not take me more than one hour to complete.Saving $470 for a three-hour job is a blessing and pride. It appears plumbers nowadays think of themselves as attorneys making $470 per hour rate.

Fits right And works great

I used this to replace a Honeywell VR8200C 1108 LP propane valve from an Empire DV60 wall furnace. The unit I received was Resideo branded (not Honeywell as the listing suggests), but Resideo is Honeywell from my understanding. This one came setup for natural gas, but also came with the propane regulator spring to convert. I’m not certain how long it will last, but it swapped in easily and the furnace is back up and running.

Great product: Used as replacement for VR8200C6008. While this is a single stage valve and the VR8200 is dual; this product works great. Sizing, piping, connections matched exactly. Pretty much plug and play. Literally 15 minutes to swap out.

I ordered this thermo gas control valve through Amazon because my local plumbing supply store was closed. After trouble shooting the gas pilot and tested the voltage of the thermo coupler furnace. I swapped out the thermo coupler and replaced the gas control valve. The furnace work immediately after install.

This is a generic replacement valve suitable for many furnaces (24VAC control, 30mv thermocouple, up to 135,000 BTU, 3.5" WC outlet pressure). Its easy enough to install for anyone with some basic plumbing experience. Observations from the install:Its important to know the specs for your furnace to ensure that you get a compatible valve. Rheem's customer service line was most helpful for me in this regard as was the ratings plate on the unit. You can also consult Honeywell's Universal Gas Valve Selection/Cross Reference Guide (web address below).The included instructions are clear and comprehensive. You can preview them at [...] (search on the valve part number). For even more info, download Honeywell document 70-2062 which covers gas valves in depth from a technical perspective and describes how to check/set the output pressure by observing flow on your gas meter.Take a few digital pictures of the original setup, particularly the wiring.The pilot supply and thermocouple connections were in different locations than the valve being replaced. This required replacing the pilot supply tubing. I used the 5AU59 kit from WW Grainger. Honeywell recommends against reusing the pilot fitting so its probably a good thing anyway. If the thermocouple is old, replace it too.The pilot fitting provided with the valve has VERY close tolerances for the tubing. Avoid any bends near the fitting as even a slightly out-of-round tube will be hard to install.The electrical connections are on the furnace-side of the valve making it hard to do wiring using the screw terminals but the 1/4" fast-ons provided are OK. I had to do a little re-wiring since some of the original wiring went to the now inaccessible screw terminals.I used a Yellow Jacket 78055 Gas Pressure Test Kit, bought on Amazon, to verify and adjust the inlet/output pressures. The valve is set to a nominal 3.5" Water Column. In use, mine ran a skosh low. I tweaked it up to spec but the original setting would have been fine too. The pressure adjust uses a Torx T40 driver but you could get away with a 1/4" flat screwdriver.

Bought two gas valves to have in stock needed one New Year's Eve 7:00 p.m. put the new gas valve on and it failed luckily I bought two put the second one on it worked had it for a little over 30 days no refund no replacement wouldn't buy again $250 for one gas valve plus had to do the job twice.

Great price, easy install, take your time. take pictures!! Pipe dope obviously. Check for leaks.. I also replaced the pilot assembly. fast shipping. would highly recommend this vendor. you can do this.