AndyW
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 08:25 PM |
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Where can I get one of these....URGENT
I need a thermocouple for my space heater. Its a Clarke little devil. I e-mailed clarke and they have them for a massive £3 but want £9 +vat to post
it to me. Any one know where I am likely to get one???? I need to apply some heat to the garage ready for this week end as I have not been out there
for 4 weeks and am desperate to do some work on the car.
sorry about the hazy picture I feel my camera is playing me up or rather I cannot operate a simple digital camera!! Hence the incorrect date too!!!
[Edited on 10/11/10 by AndyW]
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oadamo
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 08:27 PM |
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most hire shops sell em, i had probs with mine but in the end i grinded the ends in to a point and reset the gap and its been working fine since 
dam
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AndyW
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 08:29 PM |
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re-set the gap? Mine had always just stuck into the flame.....
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oadamo
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 08:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyW
re-set the gap? Mine had always just stuck into the flame.....
ops mine had 2 in, has your just got the one, i had to set th gap between the 2 of them in mine.
adam
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Bigheppy
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 08:56 PM |
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Thats not a thermocouple thats a spark electrode
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wilkingj
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 09:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Bigheppy
Thats not a thermocouple thats a spark electrode
Agreed...
A thermocouple will have a capillary tube on it.
That definately looks like a spark electrode.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 09:23 PM |
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Have you tried Machine Mart??
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 09:27 PM |
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Hold that while you press the clicker just to check it  Thermocouples are like a copper wire with a point.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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AndyW
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 09:45 PM |
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the problem is that the heater fires up but when you then release the gas button it immediatley goes out, the thing in the picture Im told gets heated
up by the flame and keeps the gas supply open, if it fails it will stop the flow of gas and flame out. So any one have any bright idea's as to
what part would be needed then??
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mookaloid
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 09:54 PM |
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The part will look more like the one peteff has posted. the advice you have is probably correct but you have pulled the wrong bit out
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 09:54 PM |
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The thing in your picture just sparks to ignite the gas, there should be a wire connecting it to the piezo clicker. My picture shows a thermocouple
which sounds like what you need. The threaded end with the nipple goes in the gas valve and the pointed end goes in the flame.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 09:57 PM |
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linky to manual you need item21 on page 14
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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AndyW
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| posted on 10/11/10 at 11:29 PM |
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thanks mookaloid
item 21 on page 14 and just for my info item 21 says THERMOCOUPLE
yet everyone else says its not a thermocouple
now Im totally confused bl00 dy thing........ just always my luck, minus 3 in garage and no heating.....
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RickRick
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| posted on 11/11/10 at 07:07 AM |
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i might be wrong here, but b&q sell thermocouples, and i think there sort of a standart part? might be worth a look if your stuck
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t16turbotone
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| posted on 11/11/10 at 07:25 AM |
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Thermocouple works by turning heat energy into electrical energy, this electrical current produced by the thermocouple is then used to hold a
"gas valve" open. looking at the manual i see there is a safety cut out switch wired in series with the thermocouple, have you checked
the safety cut out? Its a small device mounted somewhere with two wires connected to it, usually they have a small button on them which can by pressed
to reset them,
photo in our post does look like a spark electrode rather than a thermocouple!
Tony
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fesycresy
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| posted on 11/11/10 at 08:41 AM |
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On industrial heaters you can either have a thermocouple or an ionisation probe.
These look very similar to an ignition electrode.
Take it to your local Plumb / Parts Centre and they may be able to point you in the right direction.
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vinny1275
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| posted on 11/11/10 at 01:06 PM |
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Wear another jumper, and a wooly hat....
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designer
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| posted on 11/11/10 at 06:26 PM |
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My Clarke spares get deliverered to the local shop for free.
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