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SPARK IGNITION

bob young
bob young Member Posts: 2,177
in THE MAIN WALL
HOW RISKY IS IT  to replace a electronic ignition power cable [ thick red rubber insulated type ] with a section of 12 gauge wire for a one shot overnite emergency remedy . 12 hour max. use.    gas fired weil-mclain  lgb series hot water system. what say the experts.  timmy you out there ?  lol

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  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,686
    Flame Sensing

    Does the control use the same cable for flame rectification or is there a separate flame rod?
    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
  • bob young
    bob young Member Posts: 2,177
    ignition cable

    two separate spark paks. one for main pilot assembly & one for sensor on opposite side burner. cable runs from spark directly to auxilary sensor.  separate cable from other spark pak to pilot burner on other side.  thanks. bob
  • Tim McElwain
    Tim McElwain Member Posts: 4,651
    Bob the answer is yes

    especially when the sensing is on a separate wire. I have in fact for an overnight used a piece of coat hanger to replace a sensing rod for overnight.



    If sensing and spark are single rod (Honeywell is proprietary on that system) before I would leave it I would take some microamp readings to insure 2 to 10 microamps typically 3 to 5 is normal.
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