Hi Daisy,
I agree with Travis. The simple act of moving the sensor into the flame may
solve the problem. I have proved this with burn out kilns in the bronze
foundry business. I also had a similar experience with the furnace in the
Overlander. Cheers and good luck.
GAS
> i had the same problem this last rally and we (myself and mostly gus
> spies) solved the problem by pushing the thermocouple forward until 1/3 of
> it was in the flame. after dark we could see that when the burner lit, it
> pulled the pilot flame into the tube and off the thermocouple. the
> thermocouple sensing less heat thought the flame was out, and as it was
> supposed to do, cut the fuel off. my wife was so happy, she had hot water.
> good luck, i hope your solution is as easy as mine. Travis
>