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04HondaCivic t1_jeh2xa5 wrote

As the last two posters have said, the thermocouple seems to have gone bad. Even cleaning it won’t work. It’s a relatively inexpensive part. I’ve replaced mine on my water heater and also my furnace. Pretty simple repair to do on your own.

What I did is searched Amazon for water heater thermocouple and found one that matched what I had. There are a couple different types. Try including the water brand and model in your search. Such as “Rheem MODEL water heater thermocouple”

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littlerobertanthony OP t1_jeh332c wrote

Thank you! Repeat of my earlier 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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