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Wirlpool gas water heaters have left hand threads on their thermocouple and guess what nobody makes a left hand thermpcouple. I have a conversion kit coming overnited from wirpool.
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05-06-2011, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Rewire
Wirlpool gas water heaters have left hand threads on their thermocouple and guess what nobody makes a left hand thermpcouple. I have a conversion kit coming overnited from wirpool.
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If nobody makes one, where did the original come from?
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05-06-2011, 12:55 PM
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If nobody makes one, where did the original come from?
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Probably the factory..
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05-06-2011, 01:02 PM
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If nobody makes one, where did the original come from?
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It was a factory mistake Wirlpool designed their themocouple to be left hand thread but nobody made a replacement that was left hand thread so the made a conversion kit.
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05-06-2011, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by HARRY304E
Probably the factory..
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that's my point, he said nobody makes it
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05-06-2011, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Rewire
It was a factory mistake Wirlpool designed their themocouple to be left hand thread but nobody made a replacement that was left hand thread so the made a conversion kit.
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Is this a new machine that has never ran?
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05-06-2011, 01:30 PM
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Quote:
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It was a factory mistake Wirlpool designed their themocouple to be left hand thread but nobody made a replacement that was left hand thread so the made a conversion kit.
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that's my point, he said nobody makes it
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Yes i see that now from post #4. 
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05-06-2011, 01:32 PM
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It was a factory mistake Wirlpool designed their themocouple to be left hand thread but nobody made a replacement that was left hand thread so the made a conversion kit.
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I didn't think Whilpool made their own water heaters. I thought it has a private labeled product made by a firm that makes heater heaters as their main product line.
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05-06-2011, 02:00 PM
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Whirlpool water heaters are made by AWHC. The left hand threads were not a mistake. It was something AWHC tried on several brands and then went back to right hand threads. They did make replacement thermocouples for a while and then went to the adapter.
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05-06-2011, 03:12 PM
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Whirlpool water heaters are made by AWHC. The left hand threads were not a mistake. It was something AWHC tried on several brands and then went back to right hand threads. They did make replacement thermocouples for a while and then went to the adapter.
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They give you the adapter kit for free just finished installing it.
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05-06-2011, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Rewire
They give you the adapter kit for free just finished installing it.
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Why is an electrician installing a gas water heater?
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05-06-2011, 06:44 PM
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Why is an electrician installing a gas water heater?
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To make money and please a customer...?
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05-06-2011, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by HackWork
To make money and please a customer...?
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Only a failing electrician would do plumbing, and I'm sure he doesn't have a gas or plumbing license...
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05-06-2011, 06:46 PM
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Why is an electrician installing a gas water heater?
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I've done it a few times. Only for friends and family though.
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05-06-2011, 07:11 PM
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Only a failing electrician would do plumbing
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That's a lame and ignorant statement.
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05-06-2011, 07:14 PM
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That's a lame and ignorant statement.
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I concur. The mechanical skills required to install or change out a water heater are nothing that an electrician cannot handle. I don't make it a point to regularly change water heaters because I hate to do plumbing, but it's not beyond the realm of the skill level set most of us possess.
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05-06-2011, 07:22 PM
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I concur. The mechanical skills required to install or change out a water heater are nothing that an electrician cannot handle. I don't make it a point to regularly change water heaters because I hate to do plumbing, but it's not beyond the realm of the skill level set most of us possess.
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The gas line is a flexible hose, similar to what a homeowner would disconnect when cleaning behind their stove. Soldering pipes is not hard, I guess I just assumed that most electrician were mechanically inclinedand can do tasks like this.
It's not just about doing other trade's work, it's about doing ANY work. As long as you are still charging what you would for electric, who cares what you do? I have changed door locks, hung shelves, reinstall Windows OS, hung Christmas decorations, etc. at customer's houses. It seems like many people think electricians can do everything else, I find that to be a good thing, I'd much rather do anything I listed than crawl thru an attic or crawlspace.
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05-06-2011, 07:37 PM
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The gas line is a flexible hose, similar to what a homeowner would disconnect when cleaning behind their stove. Soldering pipes is not hard, I guess I just assumed that most electrician were mechanically inclinedand can do tasks like this.
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You don't even need to solder anymore. Sharkbite fittings! 
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05-06-2011, 07:46 PM
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The two of you are something...I never said it was hard, I never said it was beyond the realm of what we know, it's just NOT electrical, that's all my statement is based. An electrician does not do plumbing. If someone called my phone and asked to install a gas water heater,,,I would not even slightly consider it
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05-06-2011, 09:15 PM
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Actually, plumbing + electrical + HVAC = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
It's not a secret really.
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