Gas Water Heater Thermocouple Replacement

The thermocouple is a special sensing tube on gas water heaters that senses when the pilot light has flame and shuts off the gas to the unit when the pilot has been extinguished.

Gas water heater thermocouple replacement.

How to replace the thermocouple on a standing pilot water heater. Get your thermocouples here honeywell 18 inch. In this quick episode of repair and replace vance explains how the thermocouple wor. What keeps the pilot lit.

The thermocouple is part of the pilot assembly where one end is always in contact with the pilot flame while the other side is connected to the gas control valve. Remove burner assembly. Once the pilot supply tube burner supply tube and thermocouple are disconnected from the gas control valve see above simply lift and remove the burner assembly from the bottom of the water heater. Https amzn to 2n7wdfwremember to close the gas valve before doing anything s.

The thermocouple and pilot light tubes both extend from the gas control valve to the burning compartment. But seriously this is. First shut off the gas valve on the water heater and the gas valve on the gas line near the heater. What does a thermocouple do in a water heater.

Our state gas water heater model gs640ybrt decided to stop working so i broke out the cat o nine tails and beat it into submission. Honeywell pilot thermopile replacement part 100093972replacement found here.