Replace Thermocouple Sealed Hot Water Heater

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Replace thermocouple sealed hot water heater.

How to replace the thermocouple if it is broken and how to test the element. The thermocouple is a heat sensitive. Step 8 reattach the manifold tube pilot tube and thermocouple to the gas control valve thermostat and tighten them using the adjustable wrench. How to replace a thermocouple on a hot water heater.

A hot water heater that doesn t heat might just need a new thermocouple. Flush the heater to remove sediment from the tank. Raise the temperature setting on the thermostat. Remove the burner assembly and detach the thermocouple.

Https amzn to 2bpyq8c honeywell 36 inch. Removing the thermocouple is easy and it requires only a screwdriver. Learn how to replace this inexpensive part and keep your hot water heater working for years to come. If you have a gas water heater with a pilot light that won t stay lit it s probably due to a failed thermocouple.

When the pilot light on a gas water heater won t stay lit the problem is usually a faulty thermocouple. It is usually located beside the unit. 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. In simple terms it s a short piece of tubing that runs from the gas controller to the pilot.

The thermocouple is a thermoelectric device that shuts off the gas if the pilot light goes out. 1 cause of pilot lights that won t stay lit is a worn out. At the base of the gas water heater there is a gas valve with the thermostat. Honeywell home cq100a1005 u cq100a1005 replacement thermocouple for gas furnaces boilers and water heaters 36 inch 4 7 out of 5 stars 193 9 79 9.

Get your thermocouples here. Replace the heating element or thermostat. Https amzn to 33pt1pk honeywell 24 inch. Check the following when your water is not hot enough.

Turn off the main gas shut off valve that supplies the water heater.