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How does a gas heater thermocouple go bad?
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:24 pm
It's a fricking copper wire. It doesn't have any moving parts.
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Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:25 pm to Jim Rockford
Should've asked for one for christmas.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:26 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:couples grow apart
How does a gas heater thermocouple go bad?
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:26 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:
thermocouple go bad?
There's nothing worse than thermo divorce. Hope there weren't any thermo kids involved.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:27 pm to Jim Rockford
entropy
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:28 pm to Jim Rockford
Making shitty water heater parts that break and malfunction is a great way to sell a lot of water heater parts.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:28 pm to Kafka
HAHA
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:29 pm to Jim Rockford
Not sure but i had one go bad on my dryer and gas fireplace within a month of one another. Cheap and easy fix.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:31 pm to UF
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entropy
bullshite "science" concocted by the Chinese to cripple the American economy.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:32 pm to Jim Rockford
It's actually probably Cooper and Constantine. If it's not it's at least two disimiliar metal wires connected at one end. It also probably not the point of failure but more likely the electronic device that actually reads the mv produced by the metals that's failed. That assumes of course that it's even a t/c to begin with. Could be a bulb or thermistor, both of which as more susceptible to failure than a t/c.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:35 pm to Tiger2763
quote:I thought they split up
It's actually probably Cooper and Constantine
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:36 pm to Tiger2763
quote:
It's actually probably Cooper and Constantine. If it's not it's at least two disimiliar metal wires connected at one end. It also probably not the point of failure but more likely the electronic device that actually reads the mv produced by the metals that's failed. That assumes of course that it's even a t/c to begin with. Could be a bulb or thermistor, both of which as more susceptible to failure than a t/c.
Didnt care for the movie. The rest of what you said went so far over my head i could barely see it
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:45 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:Gets into the wrong crowd?
How does a gas heater thermocouple go bad?
Show me your water heater's fittings, I'll show you yourself.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:47 pm to Tiger2763
quote:
It's actually probably Cooper and Constantine
Yep. Two copper (or similar metals) wouldn't be a thermocouple. Two factors cause thermocouples to fail in these instances - thickness of the tubing/insulated cable or size of the metal wires. No doubt these OEMs use very thin-walled tubing and very small gauge wire (24awg). Over time, these can fail due to being exposed to elevated temperatures for extended lengths.
Good thing is that they are a cheap and easy fix.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:48 pm to Gugich22
And it's more than likely a resistor (RTD)
Posted on 12/25/16 at 9:06 pm to Gugich22
quote:
Two factors cause thermocouples to fail in these instances - thickness of the tubing/insulated cable or size of the metal wires. No doubt these OEMs use very thin-walled tubing and very small gauge wire (24awg). Over time, these can fail due to being exposed to elevated temperatures for extended lengths.
Translation: entropy
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