06-27-2020, 08:51 AM
We've been without hot water for 2 days.
No gas leak. Yet. But this is a gas water heater, and I had to put this somewhere.
I don't feel comfortable messing with gas lines, so I was ready to call a contractor. LCF actually did, but whoever she talked to seemed to be saying they couldn't get the parts. (Our water heater is only maybe 5 years old!) The thermocouple is suspect, but you have to buy the whole ignition system.
So to hell with it. I did some testing, and yes, the thermocouple should be between 650 to 750 millivolts. Below 400 is bad. Ours gives us 570, just to make things iffy.
Anyway, I'm about to do disassembly and see it I can identify the thermocouple itself, get a replacement. Or if not, find some emery paper and try cleaning it. But this all means messing with the gas lines.
Labpadre just contacted me. Not certain how they found out what I'm up to. My damned google searches. no doubt. Anyway, they're thinking of expanding coverage from just Starship leaks, ruptures and explosions to more domestic scenarios, so they want to set up a camera (24/7 live) in our breezeway. We're still negotiating.
No gas leak. Yet. But this is a gas water heater, and I had to put this somewhere.
I don't feel comfortable messing with gas lines, so I was ready to call a contractor. LCF actually did, but whoever she talked to seemed to be saying they couldn't get the parts. (Our water heater is only maybe 5 years old!) The thermocouple is suspect, but you have to buy the whole ignition system.
So to hell with it. I did some testing, and yes, the thermocouple should be between 650 to 750 millivolts. Below 400 is bad. Ours gives us 570, just to make things iffy.
Anyway, I'm about to do disassembly and see it I can identify the thermocouple itself, get a replacement. Or if not, find some emery paper and try cleaning it. But this all means messing with the gas lines.
Labpadre just contacted me. Not certain how they found out what I'm up to. My damned google searches. no doubt. Anyway, they're thinking of expanding coverage from just Starship leaks, ruptures and explosions to more domestic scenarios, so they want to set up a camera (24/7 live) in our breezeway. We're still negotiating.
I'm nobody's pony.