Water Heater Thermocouple With Resistor

For those of you who are thermocouple illiterate is in a nut shell a thermocouple has two dis similar metals attached together.

Water heater thermocouple with resistor.

4 3 out of 5 stars 13. 4 6 out of 5 stars 328. A gas water heater in boise baton rouge buffalo or boston uses a thermocouple that includes a probe attached to a copper tube that screws into a port on the gas valve. Smith water heater isolation valve.

Only 9 left in stock order soon. This voltage is used by the hot water heater thermostat to hold open a gas valve. Sort of like a fuse or extra safety. I replace this style of thermocouple all the time with the standard style thermocouple.

I ve never had a problem with the heater. If your thermocouple gets to hot the valves high limit will shut down the flow of gas. There is no such thing as a fire fusable link to be used incase of a fire under your water heater. For pricing and availability.

4 2 out of 5 stars 44. If the thermocouple is working you should be able to measure 30 to 40 millivolts of voltage at the connection end of the tube when the pilot flame is on. 1 16 of 246 results for hot water heater thermocouple amazon s choice for hot water heater thermocouple. For pricing and availability.

Im replacing my thermocouple for my water heater and the thermocouple i purchased looks like a typical one. 1 16 of 115 results for ao smith water heater thermocouple a o. This pilot light heats a thermocouple which generates a small voltage up to 30 millivolts. If the pilot light blows out the voltage stops and the gas valve is automatically closed.

There is a valve high limit. In my hot water heater the pilot light blows out occasionally. Smith 9003542005 water heater fv pilot 190 degree c natural. Kenmore 9003382005 water heater burner assembly genuine original equipment manufacturer oem part.

Reliance hot water heater gas control valve 100112336 9007884005 100093974 1 cavity thermostat compatible with reliance state a o. Should i just install the one from the store. Think it s a resistor. Kenmore 9000056015 water heater thermocouple genuine original equipment manufacturer oem part.

4 6 out of 5 stars 137. Honeywell cq100a1013 u not available cq100a1013 24 inch replacement thermocouple for gas furnaces boilers and water heaters quot. Smith and american. 50 4 06 oz 8 99 8 99.