Faulty Flammable vapor sensor (Hot Water Heater)

Mine keeps tripping. Gas heater.

There are no flammable vapors sooooo Im wondering if I can bypass it simply by unhooking the external wires and connecting them together.

The heater is a 10 year old Whirlpool.

I would replace the sensor and not bypass it.

Can you say BOOM? Don't take the safety off a gas heater, replace it.

If it is 10 years old I would just replace the whole thing. It is about done anyway, save yourself the trouble of it going out or leaking all over the place. Just replaced two in my house last year, they were 11 years old and working fine. I tend to be proactive instead of reactive.

This ^^^^^^^^

...bypass it and good luck getting insurance co to pay out when house goes kaboom!

Replace the whole water-heater = the only option here.

Couple hundred dollars for a new heater is cheap considering the alternative....

To answer your question yes you can. The flame vapor ignition resistant technology has been a federal mandate for all gas heaters since 2003-04....cant remember exactly. It is there for a reason. Buy a new one..it will work better and more efficiently.