Thermocouple For Water Heater Replacement

The thermocouple is part of the pilot burner assembly and connects to the gas control valve on the outside of the water heater.

Thermocouple for water heater replacement.

White rodgers 24 in. A flame shield or manifold door that you removed from the heater or water heater. 1 cause of pilot lights that won t stay lit is a worn out. In this quick episode of repair and replace vance explains how the thermocouple wor.

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The thermocouple is a thermoelectric device that shuts off the gas if the pilot light goes out. In simple terms it s a short piece of tubing that runs from the gas controller to the pilot. What does a thermocouple do in a water heater. What keeps the pilot lit.

Free delivery with 45 order. Reconnect the end of the thermocouple to the gas control valve where the old thermocouple end was un screwed. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Step 8 reattach the manifold tube pilot tube and thermocouple to the gas control valve thermostat and tighten them using the adjustable wrench.

How to replace a thermocouple on a water heater. A hot water heater that doesn t heat might just need a new thermocouple. Rheem gasket replacement kit with thermocouple for fvir water heater model rh20064 19 98 19 98. If you have a gas water heater with a pilot light that won t stay lit it s probably due to a failed thermocouple.

Example tank is a bradford white. Set your store to see local availability. It is a simple device that converts the heat from a burning flame into a small electrical current allowing it to work like a switch to control the flow of gas from the gas supply valve. Remove the burner assembly and detach the thermocouple.

You should find that you turn the screw counter clockwise to tighten a right hand threaded connector.