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Not to insult anyone=E2=80=99s intelligence, 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 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 test it. If they say it=E2=80=99s bad, replace it, if they say =
it=E2=80=99s good, 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 corroded 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 cold day...
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> Pressed in the pilot button... propane torch up the hole... after a =
few seconds the pilot lit
> Held the button for 30 seconds and let it go...flame goes out
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> lowered the pilot assembly to see what happens ...same drill
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> pilot lights.... then goes out when releasing the pilot button...
> flame is on the thermocouple
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> what you think >>> bad thermocouple ???
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> thanks
> john
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Not =
to insult anyone=E2=80=99s intelligence, 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 drove me crazy until I bent it =
slightly to move it back into the flame. It 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" =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Sounds like a bad thermocouple =
to me. Take it out & find someone who can test it. If they say =
it=E2=80=99s bad, replace it, if they say it=E2=80=99s good, 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 corroded =
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. <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 =
Humanity</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:jniolon@att.net"; class=3D"">jniolon@att.net</a>> =
wrote:<br class=3D""><br class=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 =
button... 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 seconds 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 =
assembly 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 =
goes out when releasing the pilot button... </font></div>
<div class=3D""><font face=3D"Segoe UI" class=3D"">flame is on the =
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"">what you think =
>>> 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>
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