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Old 10-14-2023, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Toymeister View Post
Your thermocouple is bad. About a three on the 1 - 10 DIY difficulty scale. Fairly easy to replace. You just need to know the length. This link has several.


Zero 36" Universal Replacement Thermocouple For Gas Furnaces,Boilers And Water Heater,Compatible With Honeywell,Mars,Johnson,Robertshaw,Penn,Johnstone, Johnson Controls Thermocouple https://a.co/d/2KWAFjE
I tried to restart and got pilot light on but it won't stay on when button released. I chose to call plumber not to be named. They sent two young technician's out and they played with the starter and told me no spark and no gas flow and that repair cost would be half the new price. I knew that was incorrect and contacted a friend who had same situation last week and corrected it by replacing the Pilot assembly which includes ignitor line, Thermocouple, and pilot gas tube line. I removed the burner assembly and awaiting my next day delivery from Amazon of my $32 Pilot assembly.