ATWOOD HOT WATER heater question?? UPDATE
i have one with a manual start. i ignite the pilot light and turn to on and the thing fires up no problem and we get hot water. my problem is,,,,, this pilot might stay lit for 2 or 3 days and properl...
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Does your Gas Valve look like
or does it have a slide across the top for Temperature Setting?
If it looks like the pic, that's the current valve. The one with the slide was problematic. I had to replace ours.
Thermocouple: There's a kit which is both TC and Pilot Orifice.
Both these images are from Amazon.
Note on the Thermocouple Connection: It LOOKS like a Gas fitting but it's actually a wire terminal. Tighten it SNUG ONLY. More and you'll crush the center core and short the TC out. It has to conduct a voltage to the Valve to keep it open. Can't do that shorted.
or does it have a slide across the top for Temperature Setting?
If it looks like the pic, that's the current valve. The one with the slide was problematic. I had to replace ours.
Thermocouple: There's a kit which is both TC and Pilot Orifice.
Both these images are from Amazon.
Note on the Thermocouple Connection: It LOOKS like a Gas fitting but it's actually a wire terminal. Tighten it SNUG ONLY. More and you'll crush the center core and short the TC out. It has to conduct a voltage to the Valve to keep it open. Can't do that shorted.
