General Electric Water Heater Thermocouple Replacement

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.

General electric water heater thermocouple replacement.

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Attach a garden hose to the drain valve located at the bottom of the unit and run the garden hose outside. Get free shipping on qualified ge water heaters or buy online pick up in store today in the plumbing department. Ge appliances the site navigation utilizes arrow enter escape and space bar key commands. Turn off the cold water supply to the water heater.

Honeywell home cq100a1005 u cq100a1005 replacement thermocouple for gas furnaces boilers and water heaters 36 inch 4 7 out of 5 stars 204 9 79 9. Learn how to replace this inexpensive part and keep your hot water heater working for years to come. 1 cause of pilot lights that won t stay lit is a worn out. How to replace an electric heating element in your ge water heater.

Remove the burner assembly and detach the thermocouple. Left and right arrows move across top level links and expand close menus in sub levels. Tall 6 year 38 000 btu ultra low nox uln natural gas tank water heater model xg50t06en38u1 view the performance tank gas water heater. A hot water heater that doesn t heat might just need a new thermocouple.