Replacing The Pilot/ Thermopile Assembly - Lochinvar RESIDENTIAL GAS WATER HEATERS Use And Care Manual With Installation Instructions

Replacing the Pilot/ Thermopile Assembly

1. Remove the manifold door assembly as described in
"Removing the Manifold/Burner Assembly" section.
2. Remove the burner to access the pilot/thermopile
assembly. Remove and keep the screws securing the
burner to the manifold (Figure 24).
IMPORTANT: DO NOT remove the orifice.
3. Remove the screw securing the pilot/thermopile assembly
to the pilot bracket and keep for reuse later (Figure 25).
4. Lift the retainer clip straight up from the back of
the manifold component block (using a flat-blade
screwdriver), then remove the manifold component
block from the manifold door (Figure 25). IMPORTANT:
Be careful not to bend or alter the position of the pilot
tube. It will be used as a bending template for the new
pilot assembly. Note the placement/order of the wires in
the manifold component block.
5. Lift the pilot/thermopile assembly (including the igniter
wire) from the manifold assembly.
WHITE
WIRE
IGNITER
WIRE
MANIFOLD COMPONENT
BLOCK
PILOT TUBE
MANIFOLD DOOR
6. Read this step carefully before proceeding. Using the
old pilot/pilot tube assembly as a guide, bend the new
pilot tube to match the old one. Make only the bends
closest to the pilot before going to the next step.
PILOT/THERMOPILE ASSEMBLY
IGNITER
WHITE
CONNECTOR
WIRE
PILOT / THERMOPILE
THERMOPILE
ASSEMBLY SCREW
CONNECTOR
BURNER AND OTHER
FITTINGS NOT SHOW
FOR CLARITY.
RETAINER
CLIP
FIGURE 25.
THERMOPILE
PILOT
PILOT/THERMOPILE
ASSEMBLY
THERMOPILE
CONNECTOR
THERMAL
SWITCH
CONNECTORS
PILOT TUBE
NOT SHOWN
RED
FOR CLARITY.
WIRE
FIGURE 26.
7. Route the new pilot tube, igniter wire and thermopile wire
through the opening in the manifold door. See Figure 25.
8. Using the pilot screw removed earlier, attach the new
pilot/thermopile assembly. Reattach the burner to the
manifold using the screws removed earlier. NOTE: Make
sure the burner scoop is oriented to the pilot side of the
manifold tube (Figure 24).
9. Reinstall the manifold component block in the manifold
door. Ensure that the pilot tube and wires are positioned
as shown in Figure 27.
MANIFOLD
COMPONENT
BLOCK
IGNITER WIRE PASSES
THROUGH CENTER OF
MANIFOLD COMPONENT
RED
BLOCK (SMALLEST HOLE)
WIRE
10. Carefully bend the new pilot tube to match the bend of
the manifold tube. NOTE: When bending, DO NOT crimp
or crease the pilot tube.
11. Before you proceed to the next step, install the new
brass ferrule nut in the gas control valve/thermostat's
pilot tube opening, HAND TIGHT ONLY.
12. Install the manifold/burner assembly. Refer to the
"Replacing the Manifold/Burner Assembly" section for
instructions.
27
RED (+) THERMAL SWITCH WIRE
CONNECTS TO THE GAS CONTROL
VALVE\THERMOSTAT.
WHITE (-) THERMOPILE WIRE
CONNECTS TO THE GAS CONTROL
VALVE\THERMOSTAT.
RED THERMAL SWITCH WIRES
CONNECTION AT MANIFOLD DOOR
THERMOPILE WIRES PASS
THROUGH TOP HOLE OF
MANIFOLD COMPONENT
BLOCK
PILOT TUBE PASSES
THROUGH BOTTOM HOLE
OF MANIFOLD COMPONENT
BLOCK (LARGEST HOLE)
FIGURE 27.