Water Heater Pilot Thermocouple Replacement

It s easy to replace and a new one costs 5 to 10.

Water heater pilot thermocouple replacement.

How to replace the thermocouple on a standing pilot water heater. Remove burner assembly. Rather than trying to unfasten the thermocouple inside the water heater s burning chamber it s easier to remove the whole burner and thermocouple assembly. Product overview the rheem protech pilot thermopile assembly replacement kit contains everything that you need to replace the pilot thermopile assembly on your rheem performance performance plus and performance platinum natural gas water heater.

Remove the burner assembly and detach the thermocouple. 1 cause of pilot lights that won t stay lit is a worn out thermocouple. 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. Pull out the water heater pilot light burner assembly.

Perhaps you need a new pilot or igniter. For example sid harvey s dyna couple universal mounting thermocouple sold in lengths from 18 to 48 will replace honeywell robertshaw penn baso white rodgers and other thermocouples. Install the new thermocouple exactly like the old water heater pilot light slide the burner assembly back in and reattach the three lines to the control valve. Smith and state branded tanks 4 6 out of 5 stars 101 68 10 68.

First cut off the gas supply switch off your heater and wait for the thermocouple to cool off. The thermocouple will conclude that the pilot light is off and thus close the valve and cut off the gas supply. A thermocouple thermopile or thermostat. How to replace a thermocouple on a water heater.

Replacement thermocouples using universal mounting include clips and fittings that will work on most gas fired heaters and water heaters. Since almost all major brands of atmospherically vented water heaters have switched from a thermocouple to a t. How to replace a thermopile on a water heater. Example tank is a bradford white.

Repair clinic stocks genuine ao smith replacement parts that match your water heater model including the proline 400 401 series gas water heater the proline xe power vent gas water heater and the proline standard electric water heater. Mi403s8fbnh amazon links 24 honeywell thermocouple https gen. You ll have to manually bend or straighten the thermocouple back to position.