Thermopile Voltage Low On Gas Water Heater

In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to replace the thermopile.

Thermopile voltage low on gas water heater.

The mechanism required to relight your pilot light depends on how new or old your unit is. Ok so that s less than 1. Let s dig in deep to explain what it means to encounter low thermopile voltage. That must be an acceptable quality threshold for honeywell.

As this occurs they produce a small voltage of electricity that passes over to the gas control valve. Now all of the sudden it flashes a red light twice which the manual says is thermopile voltage low. As well you ll learn how to test the the. The pilot is lit and i hear the burner kick on sometimes.

There are many sources that tell you about thermopile voltage low on water heater. About 1 in 125 units will have this thermopile voltage low error. You water heater may not work and the gas control valve blinked with the two lights means that you have voltage thermopile. How do i install a new thermopile.

When this happens there is no electricity so it shuts down the gas control valve until the light is relit. I installed a brand new rheem 40 gallon 32000 btu gas water heater last week and everything was going fine. When it comes to your hot water heater the pilot light heats up the thermopile. So then i hopped on the lowe s website and searched for gas water heaters.