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    aroslinger1 Posts: 35, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 27, 2008, 07:21 AM
    Old furnace woes
    First of all thanks for quick response
    Do I use sand paper to clean pilot orifice?
    And where is the thermocouple located and are they universal?

    Thanks again
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    Oct 27, 2008, 10:27 AM
    do I use sand paper to clean pilot orifice?

    No you usually have to use a small hair size piece of copper stranded wire. The hole is very small.

    where is the thermocouple located and are they universal?

    Right next to the pilot. Usually universal
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