o/t hot water heater fix?

tgallagher · 06-28-2022, 12:40 AM

I changed the thermo-coupling-copper wire

still got nothing...pilot will not stay lit,------, going thru the switches now,

i know its off topic, just throwing it out there. Pilot will not stay lit!

tgallagher · 06-28-2022, 02:19 AM

-I take pride in saying "You will never see a contractor at my house"...
Yes, that is true---now, here, the one time we had a plumber come around-a few months back--turns out---He was fixing to get to the 4-wides in NC, what a cool guy. He was telling me about his El dorado he got carried away with modifying it---we got talking so much---

so i give him a call 2 morrow--I'll let you know how it turns out.

thanks for listening.

tgallagher · 06-28-2022, 05:02 PM

ok- was micro switch hidden on top of the hot water heater, behind a couple of wire nut things-- I had overlooked. There is one at the bottom and one at the top.

He said it was a bit too hot up there possibly because the draft was getting slowed down a bit, and that may have triggered it to pop--
I looked down chimney cleaned it out a bit, but no substantive result other than he recommended a CO2 alarm just in case.

I had no idea this section was here; otherwise I would have posted it in here originally! This is definitely where it belongs, -now I know.
Thanks all!

06-28-2022, 12:40 AM	#1
tgallagher Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Cornwall, NY Posts: 49 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	o/t hot water heater fix? I changed the thermo-coupling-copper wire still got nothing...pilot will not stay lit,------, going thru the switches now, i know its off topic, just throwing it out there. Pilot will not stay lit!

06-28-2022, 02:19 AM	#2
tgallagher Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Cornwall, NY Posts: 49 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: o/t hot water heater fix? -I take pride in saying "You will never see a contractor at my house"... Yes, that is true---now, here, the one time we had a plumber come around-a few months back--turns out---He was fixing to get to the 4-wides in NC, what a cool guy. He was telling me about his El dorado he got carried away with modifying it---we got talking so much--- so i give him a call 2 morrow--I'll let you know how it turns out. thanks for listening.

06-28-2022, 05:02 PM	#3
tgallagher Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Cornwall, NY Posts: 49 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: o/t hot water heater fix? ok- was micro switch hidden on top of the hot water heater, behind a couple of wire nut things-- I had overlooked. There is one at the bottom and one at the top. He said it was a bit too hot up there possibly because the draft was getting slowed down a bit, and that may have triggered it to pop-- I looked down chimney cleaned it out a bit, but no substantive result other than he recommended a CO2 alarm just in case. I had no idea this section was here; otherwise I would have posted it in here originally! This is definitely where it belongs, -now I know. Thanks all!