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The thermocouple is usually the first thing to change. It controls the valve and the spark ignition is just to light the pilot.
No. The pilot valve is closed when no flame is sensed by the thermocouple.
A TNP valve is a temperature and pressure valve found on a water heater.
Pilot light would work but the main burner would not as the thermocouple proves that there is a pilot light to fire. The main gas valve would not open
T&P valve.
By shutting off the gas supply draining down the tank removing all the connections
To change the thermocouple on a Reliant 606 water heater, you will first need to turn off the gas supply and water heater. Remove the access panel, locate the thermocouple, unscrew it from the control valve, and disconnect it from the pilot assembly. Install the new thermocouple by reversing these steps, making sure it is properly positioned and secured.
THERMOCOUPLE or defective gas valve
A thermocouple on a gas heater operates by generating a small voltage when heated by the pilot flame. This voltage signals the gas valve to stay open, allowing gas to flow to the burner. If the pilot flame is extinguished, the lack of voltage from the thermocouple will cause the gas valve to shut off, preventing a gas leak.
The thermocouple is usually the first thing to change. It controls the valve and the spark ignition is just to light the pilot.
Depends on the age of the heater. If you light the pilot with a match, you should be able to remove the thermocouple with the burner in place. The end that is in the flame will pull out of the clip that holds it. The control valve end unscrews. If you have a newer one that lights the pilot with a sparker, you have to remove the burner as a unit. There should be two screws holding the cover plate in place, the gas line to the burner, the thermocouple and the wire for the sparker. Disconnect all of these from the control valve and the unit slides out through the hole. Then change the thermocouple and replace.
It is most likely the thermocouple that is bad. That is what keeps the pilot light on. The thermocouple is the small tube that sits in the flame of the pilot and runs to the control valve.
It is one or the other. The thermocouple on a gas heater generates a very small current that keeps the gas valve open. A few micro volts. The thermocouple is the small tube that sits in the flame of the pilot light.
To replace a thermocouple on a hot water heater, start by turning off the gas supply and allowing the unit to cool. Remove the old thermocouple by unscrewing it from the gas control valve and pilot assembly. Insert the new thermocouple in the same position, tighten it securely, and relight the pilot light before turning the gas supply back on.
Remove the heater control valve and replace it.
Most likely the thermocouple is bad. The thermocouple is the little tube that sits in the flame of the pilot light. Runs from the pilot light to the control valve. Very simple to replace. Costs about $6.
sounds like you have a bad thermocouple. The thermocouple senses the pilot flame and produces voltage to tell main flame to light. Thermocouple can be bought at any hardware store.