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    Nov 10, 2010, 09:57 PM
    Thermopile
    Have free standing gas heater. It is an osborn bay vista made in 1994. Pilot will not stay lite when I realise the pilot knob. I suspect the thermopile but can not find one.
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    Nov 18, 2010, 10:55 AM
    If the pilot goes out it seems more likely that the thermocouple is faulty. If the plot stayed lit but the main gas valve didn't open with a call from the themostat I'd suspect the thermopile.
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