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Posted by TURTLE on July 19, 2005, 10:52 pm
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> TURTLE wrote:
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>>>I've got a 30 year old gas water heater. In the past 5 years I've
>>>replaces the "thermocoupler" twice because the pilot light would go out.
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>>>It's out again and this time the new thermocoupler didn't work. The
>>>pilot will not stay on. Is there something else that I should check ....
>>>or did I just get a bad thermocoupler?
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>>>Thanks,
>>>JT
>>>
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>> This is Turtle.
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>> What you say here can have two causes to not work.
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>> Bad Thermocouple.
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>> Flame of pilot to low or short, stopped up, hitting the middle of
>> thermocouple head, or flame of pilot lite not hitting the top 1/3 of the
>> thermocouple like it is suppose to.
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> You forgot the other five possibilities: The thermocouple seat could have
> trash in it preventing electrical contact or even causing a short. It may have
> been cross threaded. The gas valve may be weak or out. They may not be
> depressing the knob fully. The thermocouple may be faulty.
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> hvacrmedic
>
this is Turtle.
hey i did forget that one the gas valve , thanks , but the others i really did
not want to write novel this late at nite.
TURTLE
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