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Old 07-12-2012, 01:44 PM   #1
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Water heater does not heat up. No pilot, tried lighting with push button start as instructed but, still nothing. I will try to clean a little better then my son did. Any ideas, maybe thermocouple?

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Old 07-12-2012, 09:10 PM   #2
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Water heater does not heat up. No pilot, tried lighting with push button start as instructed but, still nothing. I will try to clean a little better then my son did. Any ideas, maybe thermocouple?
Thermocouple should read 24 mV dc for flame proving. Thermopile should read anywhere from 650-750 mV dc.

You Should first try to light with an actual flame. Flame should hit first 3/8 to 1/2 inch of the tip. If you've got flame and aren't getting somwhere around 24 mV. Replace Thermocouple. If you do, it'll be the gas valve

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