And I think it's the thermocouple that's shot because the pilot light won't stay lit. Now I have to hound my dad to call the gas company to fix it, but it looks like from their website they outsource with Homeserve so it's going to be a circus trying to have them contact a hvac person to come here. Why can't it just be as simple as calling the gas company?

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[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If the thermocouple isnt feeding proper voltage, theyre sometimes cleanable with a dollar bill or some scotchbrite pads.

I can work on 60% and 80% furnaces so maybe i can ‘assist’ with troubleshooting.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wish I could hire you but we're going to have to get someone here to look at it, it's really old anyway and probably needs to be taken apart to fix.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I second what they said. The pilot light heats up a thin metal rod (I guess thats the thermocouple). That metal rod gets covered in soot/carbon deposits over time. If you can clean it off like the other comrade said, it might fix your issue. Copper bristle brush is ideal, but use what ya got :)