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water heater pilot rick 07-22-2007
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Posted by on July 22, 2007, 11:00 pm

> > sorry for being so dense -- big box store implies ?? HomeDepot/Lowe's
>
> Right.
>
> > I am not a very handy person...would replacing the thermocouple reqire
> > turning of the gas supply or any other such preventive measure?
>
> Should be sufficient to just turn off the supply to the water heater.
>
> > Are these thermocouples one size fits all or would it be specific to my
> > water heater model?
>
> Home Depot has a "universal" model made by Honeywell that fits nearly
> everything. Cost ~$7. The lead length is 36" which maybe/probably is
> longer than you need. I usually carefully coil the excess in a circle
with
> a
> diameter of ~2" or so. Just be careful not to cut or crimp it.
>
> You'll probably need to remove the entire burner assembly to install it.
> That means also disconnecting the gas line to the burner and the one for
> the pilot light. Once you do that, it should be obvious and easy to
remove
> the assembly.
>
> When re-installing, carefully thread all the connections (the 2 gas lines
> and
> the thermocouple connection) by hand to start with so you avoid any
> chance of cross-threading.


He stated that he's not very handy, but you feel comfortable explaining to
him how to remove a burner from a gas-fired appliance?

WOW



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Posted by Meat Plow on July 22, 2007, 11:23 pm
On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:30:46 -0400, rick wrote:

> sorry for being so dense -- big box store implies ?? HomeDepot/Lowe's
>
> I am not a very handy person...would replacing the thermocouple reqire
> turning of the gas supply or any other such preventive measure?
>
> Are these thermocouples one size fits all or would it be specific to my
> water heater model?

Remove the bad thermocouple and take it with you to match it up.


Posted by tom on July 22, 2007, 4:31 pm
The Streets wrote:
>> Our A.O.Smith water heater (installed Jan 1996) has recently
>> developed the following problem -- the pilot light goes out all the
>> time. Any ideas to keep the pilot lighted?
>>
>> Is the heater old enough now where I should just get it replaced? It
>> is working great when the pilot is lighted.
>
> Often this problem is caused by the thermocouple starting to fail.
> Replacements are inexpensive and readily available at the big box
> stores. And, easy to install. I'd try that first.

I put in a new water heater a couple weeks ago and was (pleasantly)
surprised to see the burner/ignition chamber completely sealed. This water
heater incorporated a piezo igniter similar to what's on gas grills that was
visible through a glass (plastic?) window. I didn't look very close but I
don't remember there being any access to the burner chamber.



Posted by on July 22, 2007, 10:57 pm

> The Streets wrote:
> >> Our A.O.Smith water heater (installed Jan 1996) has recently
> >> developed the following problem -- the pilot light goes out all the
> >> time. Any ideas to keep the pilot lighted?
> >>
> >> Is the heater old enough now where I should just get it replaced? It
> >> is working great when the pilot is lighted.
> >
> > Often this problem is caused by the thermocouple starting to fail.
> > Replacements are inexpensive and readily available at the big box
> > stores. And, easy to install. I'd try that first.
>
> I put in a new water heater a couple weeks ago and was (pleasantly)
> surprised to see the burner/ignition chamber completely sealed. This water
> heater incorporated a piezo igniter similar to what's on gas grills that
was
> visible through a glass (plastic?) window. I didn't look very close but I
> don't remember there being any access to the burner chamber.


That's right, it's design to new codes.
Now they're safer and easier for someone to screw up.



Posted by tom on July 22, 2007, 11:18 pm
kjpro @ usenet.com wrote:
>> The Streets wrote:
>>>> Our A.O.Smith water heater (installed Jan 1996) has recently
>>>> developed the following problem -- the pilot light goes out all the
>>>> time. Any ideas to keep the pilot lighted?
>>>>
>>>> Is the heater old enough now where I should just get it replaced?
>>>> It is working great when the pilot is lighted.
>>>
>>> Often this problem is caused by the thermocouple starting to fail.
>>> Replacements are inexpensive and readily available at the big box
>>> stores. And, easy to install. I'd try that first.
>>
>> I put in a new water heater a couple weeks ago and was (pleasantly)
>> surprised to see the burner/ignition chamber completely sealed. This
>> water heater incorporated a piezo igniter similar to what's on gas
>> grills that was visible through a glass (plastic?) window. I didn't
>> look very close but I don't remember there being any access to the
>> burner chamber.
>
>
> That's right, it's design to new codes.
> Now they're safer and easier for someone to screw up.

Don't know about that but they are much easier to light.



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