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+1, Jim! Thanks.=20
Peace,
Pat
Pat Horne=20
We support Habitat for Humanity
On Oct 22, 2022, at 8:44 PM, Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com> wrote:
=EF=BB=BFNot to insult anyone=E2=80=99s intelligence, but before replacing i=
t, make certain it is properly in the pilot light flame. I had this happen y=
ears ago on a water heater and it drove me crazy until I bent it slightly to=
move it back into the flame. It was fine from then on.
> On Oct 22, 2022, at 5:51 PM, Pat Horne <patintexas@icloud.com> wrote:
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> Sounds like a bad thermocouple to me. Take it out & find someone who can t=
est it. If they say it=E2=80=99s bad, replace it, if they say it=E2=80=99s g=
ood, it is probably good. I had one decades ago that tested good but wouldn=E2=
=80=99t work with the pilot flame. The end @ the pilot should not be corrode=
d or loose. If you have a voltmeter you can do a rough (no load test) to see=
if it=E2=80=99s bad. Should be plenty of videos on line.=20
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> Peace,
> Pat
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> Pat Horne=20
> We support Habitat for Humanity
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> On Oct 22, 2022, at 4:44 PM, john <jniolon@att.net> wrote:
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> Winter's coming...thought I'd light the pilot and be ahead of that first c=
old day...
> =20
> Pressed in the pilot button... propane torch up the hole... after a few se=
conds the pilot lit
> Held the button for 30 seconds and let it go...flame goes out
> =20
> lowered the pilot assembly to see what happens ...same drill
> =20
> pilot lights.... then goes out when releasing the pilot button...
> flame is on the thermocouple
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> what you think >>> bad thermocouple ???
> =20
> thanks
> john
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr">+1, Jim! Thanks. <div=
><br></div><div>Peace,</div><div>Pat<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Pat Horne =
<div>We support Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><br>On Oct 22, 2022, at 8:44 PM, Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com> w=
rote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Typ=
e" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">Not to insult anyone=E2=80=99s int=
elligence, but before replacing it, make certain it is properly in the pilot=
light flame. I had this happen years ago on a water heater and it dro=
ve me crazy until I bent it slightly to move it back into the flame. I=
t was fine from then on.<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D=
"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Oct 22, 2022, at 5:51 PM, Pat Horne <=
;<a href=3D"mailto:patintexas@icloud.com"; class=3D"">patintexas@icloud.com</=
a>> wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><=
meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" clas=
s=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Sounds like a bad thermocouple to me. Ta=
ke it out & find someone who can test it. If they say it=E2=80=99s bad, r=
eplace it, if they say it=E2=80=99s good, it is probably good. I had one dec=
ades ago that tested good but wouldn=E2=80=99t work with the pilot flame. Th=
e end @ the pilot should not be corroded or loose. If you have a voltmeter y=
ou can do a rough (no load test) to see if it=E2=80=99s bad. Should be plent=
y of videos on line. <div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D=
"">Peace,</div><div class=3D"">Pat<br class=3D""><br class=3D""><div dir=3D"=
ltr" class=3D"">Pat Horne <div class=3D"">We support Habitat for Humani=
ty</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D=
""><br class=3D"">On Oct 22, 2022, at 4:44 PM, john <<a href=3D"mailto:jn=
iolon@att.net" class=3D"">jniolon@att.net</a>> wrote:<br class=3D""><br c=
lass=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">=EF=BB=BF
<meta name=3D"GENERATOR" content=3D"MSHTML 11.00.10570.1001" class=3D"">
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D"">Winter's coming...thought=
I'd light the pilot and be ahead of that first cold day...</font></div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D""></font> </div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D"">Pressed in the pilot butt=
on... propane torch up the hole... after a few seconds the pilot lit</font><=
/div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D"">Held the button for 30 se=
conds and let it go...flame goes out</font></div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D""></font> </div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D"">lowered the pilot assembl=
y to see what happens ...same drill</font></div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D""></font> </div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D"">pilot lights.... then goe=
s out when releasing the pilot button... </font></div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D"">flame is on the thermocou=
ple</font></div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D""></font> </div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D"">what you think >>&g=
t; bad thermocouple ???</font></div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D""></font> </div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D"">thanks</font></div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D"">john</font></div><span cl=
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