[Shop-talk] sticking gas valve ??

Karl Vacek stearman809 at gmail.com
Mon Dec 24 18:35:45 MST 2018


Oh - check the thermocouple attachment to the gas valve first.  Tiny 
voltage and a little looseness or corrosion can stop it from telling the 
gas valve that the pilot is on.

On December 24, 2018 7:06:54 PM john niolon via Shop-talk 
<shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
> I’m using a 50K btu Reznor ceiling hung heater in the shop... worked fine 
> for years and some this year but lately it’s not coming on when the 
> thermostat tells it too.  I can give it a bump with the heal of my hand and 
> I hear gas flow and it lights
>
> I’m thinking sticking gas valve ???   any trouble shooting ideas/procedures 
> I can try to diagnose it ?
>
> john
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