[VAC] Re: Refrig and water heater questions

[Chris Bryant <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

	I'm assuming that the rod came out with the knob- it is
possible to reinstall the rod- it is just a press fit into the piezo
assembly, but it can be *very* frustrating. I try to shine a light in
to see where the end of the piezo assembly is, and then try to "fish"
around and get the rod back in to the center (move it around until you
feel it hit something, then try to zero in on the right place).


>The second problem relates to the Atwood water heater.  It makes plenty
of very hot water, but the control unit where you switch from off to 
pilot to on operates very difficultly and has a small gas leak out the top.  
Can the control unit be rebuilt or replaced without replacing the entire 
unit?  In the mean time the gas is shut off and will stay off until this 
is resolved.

	Alas- in 1973, there were instructions and kits to rebuild the
water heater valve- the top knob actually is attached to a cone (with
passageways drilled in to it), which fits in to a matching hole in the
top of the valve. What seals this is grease- and the grease had dried
out, making it hard to move, and letting it leak.
	Todays litigious climate makes these assemblies non-reparable,
but back in the "good old days", removing the cone, cleaning it, and
re greasing it with "valve grease" which is rated for LP gas would
have been the fix.


-- 
Chris Bryant
mailto:bryantrv@cfl.rr.com