you take the effort of pointing camera to accurate positions and showing them clearly, thank you sir, the thermocouple and ignition unit is exactly same as mine, but it's located in the front rather at the back, but still hard to figure out how to take them off, thank you for the step by step clear show howto.
Very nice. Thermocouple was the pointy one, thermopile (consists of a stake of thermocouples and is cylindrical in shape). Couple produces about 30 millivolts (for pilot light to stay on), and pile about 300 millivolts (for fireplace to stay on with ), once they are warm (why you count off 10 seconds) they emit the voltage to activate sensors to keep gas flowing. Thats why they work even if the grid goes down.
this is a great video. i think i have almost the same model fireplace. unfortunately mine has a bit of surface rust that i will have to mitigate and the pilot light assembly is beyond crusty. however the undercarriage is almost identical to yours and am now confident i can complete this job. this is going to save me thousands of dollars. the pilot is ordered. thanks bro!
I was charged $200 to tell me it will cost another $800 to replace the thermocouple. I am really in the wrong business. I think I can do this myself because I have a little wrench 😂 thank you sir.
Getting a technician to come to You house will always be at least $150 what do you expect? They drive there for Free? Stop crying , or maybe you like to work for free 🤔
Funny I have the same fireplace. Superior 600. Unfortunately the home builders stuffed the front burner ports with embers and blocked them. I cleaned it today and realized this. Put much smaller pieces of embers to not block the ports this time and the front section wont turn on, while the back lights up. Im thinking I have the take something small enought and go through each hole hopefully unblocking it
Very good video. Going to replace mine soon. Not sure why you shut off propane outside though being that you shut off the valve at the fire place. It's not recommended that a homeowner turn on the main gas line into a house. Aside from that, nice video.
@@jmrandom194 Thank you! I went ahead and turned off both gas line from the outside and also the one that’s in my fireplace, I wanted to confirm no gas line was left open. Cheers! I hope it all works out for you.
A bit more involved than what I expected but your video is very easy to follow and explanations are clear. Just wondering where the dog was or kiddos in the background😂
lol thank you. The kids were at school and we have no pets. I had to make sure my family were not at home or else this video would be loud and noisey 🤓
Someone else also asked, but you didnt answer. What did you use to replace the black sealant around the spot where the wires come through the bottom of the panel?
Dang, this looks like a pain in the butt! Now I know why I put it off. My issue is that the fireplace takes a while to turn on. Sometimes it won’t turn on, I have to turn off the switch on the wall and back on, then usually it’ll come on. Thinking it’s the thermocouple. Not sure if I should replace the entire unit like you did.
I know, I mean forget that. I replaced the electronic ignition module years ago and it was easy. I have a home warranty, so someone is coming out for this. 😂 I may try to just clean the thermocouple tip, but that's it.
Great vid! Mine is a bit different but same type of coupler. Mine is also over 20 yrs old. My question is how do you know if you need the whole coupler? Was it because the pilot wouldn't stay on? Not so much the gas connection itself?
This is a video about replacing the pilot assembly, not the thermocouple. The demonstration includes steps not necessary because the maker used the wrong tool (small wrench). This is confusing because of the irrelevant steps, and steps not necessary to change the Thermocouple.
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I didn't have this exact model but I did the same process. Fire place works even better than before. Thank you
you take the effort of pointing camera to accurate positions and showing them clearly, thank you sir, the thermocouple and ignition unit is exactly same as mine, but it's located in the front rather at the back, but still hard to figure out how to take them off, thank you for the step by step clear show howto.
Very nice. Thermocouple was the pointy one, thermopile (consists of a stake of thermocouples and is cylindrical in shape). Couple produces about 30 millivolts (for pilot light to stay on), and pile about 300 millivolts (for fireplace to stay on with ), once they are warm (why you count off 10 seconds) they emit the voltage to activate sensors to keep gas flowing. Thats why they work even if the grid goes down.
just got a new pilot assembly and found this video, looks like exact model I have - thanks for sharing!
this is a great video. i think i have almost the same model fireplace. unfortunately mine has a bit of surface rust that i will have to mitigate and the pilot light assembly is beyond crusty. however the undercarriage is almost identical to yours and am now confident i can complete this job. this is going to save me thousands of dollars. the pilot is ordered. thanks bro!
Well done, INSANELY helpful start to finish walkthrough and instructions. Folks, this is it, just follow this, it works.
I was charged $200 to tell me it will cost another $800 to replace the thermocouple. I am really in the wrong business. I think I can do this myself because I have a little wrench 😂 thank you sir.
That doesn't seem right?
You can’t find anyone. Is the problem
Getting a technician to come to
You house will always be at least $150 what do you expect? They drive there for
Free? Stop crying , or maybe you like to work for free 🤔
@@mariosifuentes5994 relevance.
Funny I have the same fireplace. Superior 600. Unfortunately the home builders stuffed the front burner ports with embers and blocked them. I cleaned it today and realized this. Put much smaller pieces of embers to not block the ports this time and the front section wont turn on, while the back lights up. Im thinking I have the take something small enought and go through each hole hopefully unblocking it
What did you do about that black caulking that covers the wires?
Very good video. Going to replace mine soon. Not sure why you shut off propane outside though being that you shut off the valve at the fire place. It's not recommended that a homeowner turn on the main gas line into a house. Aside from that, nice video.
@@jmrandom194 Thank you! I went ahead and turned off both gas line from the outside and also the one that’s in my fireplace, I wanted to confirm no gas line was left open. Cheers! I hope it all works out for you.
@@NuMBERNYC Looking like my issue is just the thermopile. Have a new one now so will try today. Fingers crossed.
A bit more involved than what I expected but your video is very easy to follow and explanations are clear. Just wondering where the dog was or kiddos in the background😂
lol thank you. The kids were at school and we have no pets. I had to make sure my family were not at home or else this video would be loud and noisey 🤓
Someone else also asked, but you didnt answer. What did you use to replace the black sealant around the spot where the wires come through the bottom of the panel?
Always do leak test with soapy water when you disconnect and reconnect the gas line. Always.
Dang, this looks like a pain in the butt! Now I know why I put it off. My issue is that the fireplace takes a while to turn on. Sometimes it won’t turn on, I have to turn off the switch on the wall and back on, then usually it’ll come on. Thinking it’s the thermocouple. Not sure if I should replace the entire unit like you did.
I know, I mean forget that. I replaced the electronic ignition module years ago and it was easy. I have a home warranty, so someone is coming out for this. 😂
I may try to just clean the thermocouple tip, but that's it.
Sounds like it is the thermocouple, sounds like what I had to go through before replacing it
Great vid! Mine is a bit different but same type of coupler. Mine is also over 20 yrs old. My question is how do you know if you need the whole coupler? Was it because the pilot wouldn't stay on? Not so much the gas connection itself?
Yeah the pilot wouldn’t stay on. So I decided to change the whole unit as mine was about 20 years old as well
@NuMBERNYC Thank you so much! Very much appreciated..😊
There isn’t anyone. I can’t pay $1000 to keep a pilot light lit. Nice video. Good luck all.
Also, did you change the pilot assembly (includes thermocouple) or just the thermocouple? I have a Superior DT600-CMN, similar to a Honeywell. Thanks
What did you do? I have a Superior DR-500CMP. I'm assuming the components are the same.
Nice video!!
Thank you so much. 🎉
This is a video about replacing the pilot assembly, not the thermocouple. The demonstration includes steps not necessary because the maker used the wrong tool (small wrench). This is confusing because of the irrelevant steps, and steps not necessary to change the Thermocouple.
I can't wait to watch your video!
Bravo ❤❤❤💐💐💐💐💐🙏🙏🙏🙏😍🇩🇿🇩🇿
Thank you 😊
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Way too much work to replace that. Fuqdat There has to be an easier way than this...
Sorry about that. There might be an easier way, but this way works and I haven't had any problems with my Fireplace since the install.