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littlerobertanthony OP t1_jeh1sf2 wrote

Reply to comment by MILF_Man in GE Water Heater Pilot Light Won’t Stay Lit by littlerobertanthony

Thank you for taking the time! That seems very reasonable, especially since I know this water heater is 9+ years old. Two questions,

https://imgur.com/a/M7922PD there’s some kind of bracket of hardware holding the current thermocouple in place. Will I need any special tools or anything to remove that? Will the new thermocouple have instructions on how to do that?

How proprietary are thermocouples? How can I make sure I buy the right one?

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PowerfulFunny5 t1_jeh4i1z wrote

Look up a parts list for your model of water heater on a trusted site such as seasrpartsdirect

Once you have the GE part number it’s easy to find other compatible parts.

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littlerobertanthony OP t1_jeh4ncl wrote

Thank you! Didn’t know about that site, should be a big help. I’ll look into this and mark the post solved tonight after I try the new one out.

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