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1. [Shop-talk] water heater troubleshooting (score: 1)
Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:26:21 +0000
any help on the water heater troubleshooting? the pilot light lights and seems to stay lit, but the main burner won't fire, as if the thermostat is bad. this is our first gas heater after about ten y
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00150.html (7,417 bytes)

2. Re: [Shop-talk] water heater troubleshooting (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:46:30 -0700 (PDT)
It's almost certainly the thermocouple. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00151.html (7,028 bytes)

3. Re: [Shop-talk] water heater troubleshooting (score: 1)
Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:46:41 -0400
Right. The thermocouple is a flame proving device. It's heated by the pilot, and produces some current when hot. That allows the gas valve to stay open. Lack of hot water is caused by the burner not
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00152.html (8,481 bytes)

4. Re: [Shop-talk] water heater troubleshooting (score: 1)
Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:15:40 +0000
so you think I should or should not replace the thermocouple? I'm looking at the main burner and it's not firing at all, for whatever reason, but the pilot is on and seems fine. I believe the thermoc
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00155.html (9,662 bytes)

5. Re: [Shop-talk] water heater troubleshooting (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:34:47 -0700
Guess it depends on how your valve is designed. Although I have seen gas burners where the thermocouple didn't also disable the pilot light; I was under the impression that US law had not allowed th
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00156.html (8,044 bytes)

6. Re: [Shop-talk] water heater troubleshooting (score: 1)
Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:16:49 -0700
I strongly suspect it's the thermocouple. If you want to check it out before sending $10-15 on the part, jumper the thermocouple out with a pair of alligator clips. If she fires up, it's the thermoc
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00157.html (10,676 bytes)

7. Re: [Shop-talk] water heater troubleshooting (score: 1)
Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:47:39 +0000
the pilot stays lit, and the heater can't be any older than the 1990s, when the house was built. and you have to hold down the button to light the pilot. it's in the garage, but nowhere near a dryer
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00158.html (8,996 bytes)

8. Re: [Shop-talk] water heater troubleshooting (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Spector" <lspector@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:58:19 -0400
Is it one of the super high efficiency models that uses a powered exhaust vent? If so- make sure that the vent fan is working correctly. If it's not, you'll get the same symptoms you've described. In
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00159.html (9,595 bytes)

9. Re: [Shop-talk] water heater troubleshooting (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:22:09 -0400
I think your thermocouple is ok, since you say the pilot STAYS LIT. It's a safety to ensure the gas does not turn on without an ignition source. If it's bad, the pilot will go out as soon as you rele
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00160.html (8,715 bytes)

10. Re: [Shop-talk] water heater troubleshooting (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:00:27 -0700 (PDT)
Yeah, others have pointed that out, too - I missed the point that your pilot is working. Sorry.... _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Sh
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00161.html (8,440 bytes)

11. Re: [Shop-talk] water heater troubleshooting (score: 1)
Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:24:44 -0400
Right. It's the "flame proving" device. Voltage from the thermocouple proves to the gas control valve that the pilot is going, which means that when it turns the gas on, it's not going to fill the ho
/html/shop-talk/2008-08/msg00162.html (10,182 bytes)

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