Replace Thermocouple Ge Gas Water Heater

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Replace thermocouple ge gas water heater.

A gas water heater in boise baton rouge buffalo or boston uses a thermocouple that includes a probe attached to a copper tube that screws into a port on the gas valve. Diy hot water heater repair. View all accessories and repair parts for this appliance shop the filters parts store call 1 877 959 8688 call 1. 50 4 06 oz 8 99 8 99.

First shut off the gas valve on the water heater and the gas valve on the gas line near the heater. The gas water heater thermocouple is the safety element that is designed to inform a gas control valve is the pilot flame on or off and open or close the gas to the main burner. Turn off the cold water supply to the water heater. The burner typically sits loosely or under clips in the burning chamber and just slides out.

In simple terms it s a short piece of tubing that runs from the gas controller to the pilot. Ge appliances the site navigation utilizes arrow enter escape and space bar key commands. Ge gas water heater. If you have a gas water heater with a pilot light that won t stay lit it s probably due to a failed thermocouple.

If the thermocouple is working you should be able to measure 30 to 40 millivolts of voltage at the connection end of the tube when the pilot flame is on. How to replace an electric heating element in your ge water heater. 4 6 out of 5 stars 341. Honeywell cq100a1013 u not available cq100a1013 24 inch replacement thermocouple for gas furnaces boilers and water heaters quot.

Wear work gloves to protect your hands. Sp20127 ge oem upgraded replacement water heater igniter pilot assembly. 3 9 out of 5 stars 8. Then unfasten the three nuts that hold the thermocouple and the two gas tubes to the valve.

A thermocouple or flame sensor is a device used to control gas flow in gas water heaters on older style heaters with standing pilot lights the device is typically called a thermocouple while on newer units with electronic ignition the same or virtually the same device is called a flame sensor for our purposes we ll refer to both devices as the thermocouple. The thermocouple is a thermoelectric device that shuts off the gas if the pilot light goes out. Left and right arrows move across top level links and expand close menus in sub levels.