Water Heater pilot light will not stay lit?
I have a 92 Layton 5th wheel and the pilot light on the water heater will not stay lit. I changed the thermo couple, but the only one that I could find had a 18 inch wire on it. The original one had ...
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Thanks for the correction Chris. I learned something. Some of us spout an opinion without knowing the facts. Haven't played with one in many years and assumed it was a gas bulb due to the copper tube.
I read your blog and was very informative. I advise the OP to do the same.
Made me go out tonight and experiment. In your blog, in the example picture of testing the thermocouple, the meter was reading a little more than 11 mA. I measured a new one I've kept around just in case and the most I could get out of it was 5.8 mA. (using a grill lighter)
I'm well aware of differences in meter thermocouples (as in J and K types).
Are those for gas appliances made with different value outputs, requiring one to use a specific type?
I read your blog and was very informative. I advise the OP to do the same.
Made me go out tonight and experiment. In your blog, in the example picture of testing the thermocouple, the meter was reading a little more than 11 mA. I measured a new one I've kept around just in case and the most I could get out of it was 5.8 mA. (using a grill lighter)
I'm well aware of differences in meter thermocouples (as in J and K types).
Are those for gas appliances made with different value outputs, requiring one to use a specific type?
