Thank you. Can you tell from photos of my oven if my problem is indeed
a missing thermocouple? Please see the photos at

http://members.dslextreme.com/~dmorgan1/oven/


On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 07:56:31 -0400, "Joe Fabeitz"
wrote:

Most "standing pilot" arrangements have the flame from the pilot light heat
a sensor (thermocouple) which then 1) allows gas to the pilot to continue
flowing and 2) enables the main gas valve to operate. You are probably
correct in thinking this thermocouple is "hosed" or out of place.

To describe it: picture a thin piece if tubing, like the tube inside a ball
point pen. The end that gets heated is a little thicker and the other end
connects to the gas valve.

Look closely near the pilot light nozzle for this device. When it fails,
there no fixin it, just replacin it.