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    damon72 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 14, 2006, 12:17 PM
    Pilot won't stay on
    I have a snyder-general furnace and my pilot won't stay on after you turn it from pilot to on I tried evrything... is it the thermocouple or does this furnace have a sensor... and if so how do I change it out... furnace was manufacture in 91...
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    Nov 14, 2006, 04:35 PM
    I don't think that furnace has a standing pilot. I might be wrong. Does the gas valve have pilot or set, on and off on it?
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    Nov 14, 2006, 05:08 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by damon72
    I have a snyder-general furnace and my pilot wont stay on after u turn it from pilot to on i tried evrything ... is it the thermocouple or does this furnace have a sensor....and if so how do i change it out...furnace was manufacture in 91...
    It has pilot then u have to turn it to on once the pilot is lit.
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    Nov 22, 2006, 04:28 AM
    Change the thermocouple. It is the cheapest part to change. Then retest.
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