[kwlug-disc] winter and furnace

[William Park]

I went with brand name,
	https://www.rona.ca/en/product/honeywell-home-thermocouple-24-in-cq100a1013-u-0522065

My anode is way overdue for replacement.  But, the access is sort of 
sealed at the top, and I have to dig away padding.  And, I don't know 
what kind of anode to buy.  I did a flush, and not too much stuffs came 
out.  So, I decided to not touch it.

On 2026-02-10 17:02, Ron Singh wrote:
> /What brand of thermocouple did you wind up using?/
> /I see this one from CT, but the reviews are sparse and not terribly 
> positive --/
> 
> https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/eastman-water-heater-thermocouple- 
> copper-30-in-0630146p.html#store=674 <https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/ 
> pdp/eastman-water-heater-thermocouple-copper-30-in-0630146p.html#store=674>
> 
> Also, keep a spare sacrificial anode around to replace the one in your 
> water heater, and your unit will work for many decades. Time-consuming 
> doing an anode replacement but well worth it.
> 
> /Ron S./
> 
> 
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM William Park via kwlug-disc <kwlug- 
> disc at kwlug.org <mailto:kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Thanks.  I found a better video (showed up next to it),
>     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQD_MedIklI <https://
>     www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQD_MedIklI>
>     Now, I know what to do, when my furnace doesn't work.
> 
>     This reminds me, when my water heater didn't work.  After calling in
>     contractors for estimates, and watching all YouTubes on the subject, I
>     eneded up replacing thermocouple myself.  It worked, and saved me $3000.
> 
> 
>     On 2026-02-09 21:45, Tim Laurence wrote:
>      > There is an excellent video by Technology Connections explaining gas
>      > furnaces.
>      > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBVvnDfW2Xo <https://
>     www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBVvnDfW2Xo> <https://www.youtube.com/
>     <https://www.youtube.com/>
>      > watch?v=lBVvnDfW2Xo>
>      >
>      > You can jump to the point about pressure switch here.
>      > https://youtu.be/lBVvnDfW2Xo?t=747 <https://youtu.be/lBVvnDfW2Xo?
>     t=747> <https://youtu.be/lBVvnDfW2Xo?t=747 <https://youtu.be/
>     lBVvnDfW2Xo?t=747>>
> 
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