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Not sure if this is the correct forum but my son had a problem with his ‘Paragon Living Flame’ gas fire in as much as it was failing to flame up properly. The pilot light would ignite no problem but it wouldn’t stay on.
He noticed that the thermocouple connection (thin copper tube) to the main valve was quite loose and when he tightened the nut slightly the gas-fire started to work properly again. Obviously just re-made the electrical connection.
I’d imagine that the thermo-couple nut had probably only ever been finger-tight and whoever replaced it at some time in the past had simply forgotten to nip it up more securely.
Question: can gas escape from that particular connection if the thermo-couple nut isn’t tightened properly?. I assume that the connection is purely electrical and no gas could possibly escape,...but perhaps I assume wrongly.
He noticed that the thermocouple connection (thin copper tube) to the main valve was quite loose and when he tightened the nut slightly the gas-fire started to work properly again. Obviously just re-made the electrical connection.
I’d imagine that the thermo-couple nut had probably only ever been finger-tight and whoever replaced it at some time in the past had simply forgotten to nip it up more securely.
Question: can gas escape from that particular connection if the thermo-couple nut isn’t tightened properly?. I assume that the connection is purely electrical and no gas could possibly escape,...but perhaps I assume wrongly.