Great video man. I've definitely come across more bad control valves because of overheating on the old style. Then the black plastic would crack and let in a minute amount of water and ruin the temp probe but the Thermopile countdown is the problem I've come across 5 and no one believes it unless I show the video readings of the Thermopile reaching normal voltage and countdown like a clock downward losing voltage and shutting the valve down. Anyhow man y'all keep it up!
Ironically, the Honeywell valves with a bare plastic tip are box store water heaters. The professional grade water heaters have a control valve with a metal cover on that plastic tip to prevent the failures you just described.
Thermo pile generators and old 1950 gravity gas furnaces go together. !! I dismantled an obsolete 'match book' style powerpile and I found TEN mini thermocoupler heads inside !! Thanks for the extra tips on these troublesome tank controls..the first versions of the honeywell 400 series had no real diagnostics. I've had these fail under less than 4 years..another issue on most all burner assemblies is the flame guide ring fractures and allows flame flutter near thermal cutoff.
Have a Bradford White unit. New gas valve and thermocouple and every time the heating cycle goes through and the burner kicks off, it then causes pilot to kick out. What could the cause be?
My water heater is upstairs and in a tray. I can't get under it to clean it. Is there another way to clean the screen underneath. My heater goes out all the time and I got to push that reset back in everytime. It is a gas heater with the series 300-400
So basically skip everything he talked about and just replace the thermocouple first if it doesn't fix it then replace the controle valve as well since he recommends replacing both if you have to replace the controle valve
Great video man. I've definitely come across more bad control valves because of overheating on the old style. Then the black plastic would crack and let in a minute amount of water and ruin the temp probe but the Thermopile countdown is the problem I've come across 5 and no one believes it unless I show the video readings of the Thermopile reaching normal voltage and countdown like a clock downward losing voltage and shutting the valve down.
Anyhow man y'all keep it up!
Ironically, the Honeywell valves with a bare plastic tip are box store water heaters. The professional grade water heaters have a control valve with a metal cover on that plastic tip to prevent the failures you just described.
This channel is fantastic
Thanks!
Very concise informative video, thank you!
You're very welcome!
A thermopile is just several thermocouples in series. The voltages add together just as when you connect several batteries in series.
Yep. It's basically one giant thermocouple.
Thermo pile generators and old 1950 gravity gas furnaces go together. !! I dismantled an obsolete 'match book' style powerpile and I found TEN mini thermocoupler heads inside !!
Thanks for the extra tips on these troublesome tank controls..the first versions of the honeywell 400 series had no real diagnostics. I've had these fail under less than 4 years..another issue on most all burner assemblies is the flame guide ring fractures and allows flame flutter near thermal cutoff.
@@Barracuda48082 yep!
Very cool thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Could you please do a video on all the hand tools and power tools plumbers use.
Here ya go!
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Have a Bradford White unit. New gas valve and thermocouple and every time the heating cycle goes through and the burner kicks off, it then causes pilot to kick out. What could the cause be?
Probably a dirty air inlet screen or a clogged/collapsed flue tube. Sounds like it's starving for air and getting too hot.
Well done
Thank you!
My water heater is upstairs and in a tray. I can't get under it to clean it. Is there another way to clean the screen underneath. My heater goes out all the time and I got to push that reset back in everytime. It is a gas heater with the series 300-400
If the tray is metal, you can bend the edge down and then bend it back when your done.
It's a big plastic bowl pretty much. Black in color. It's pretty deep.
@johncummings260 you can probably use a flexible brush to get under there
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You're welcome
good job, thanks
Thanks for watching!
Very nice video, thank you very much.
I will like to know if you have any E-mail to make you a question abuot my house water pressure.
Ask on here. We answer quickly.
Nice job. Now if we can just get young people interested in working in the trades, or working at all…
We're doing what we can but making the path to learning easier with these videos.
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Thank you!
Wow
Good info!
Hey you didn't cover the best of all safety devices. The Peanut Vile 😅
Lol. It's a solid design but the Rheem and Ruud units also use a series 100 control valve. If the TRD pops, that's no bueno.
So basically skip everything he talked about and just replace the thermocouple first if it doesn't fix it then replace the controle valve as well since he recommends replacing both if you have to replace the controle valve
But learn why it failed and how they work. Parts changers are not plumbers.