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Legacy Hot Water Heater

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CasaComodo01
CasaComodo01 Member Posts: 1
in Domestic Hot Water

Greetings,

I’m inquiring about service and parts for a hot water heating tank manufacture by TRAGESER Copper Works Inc.

JFK / Idlewild Area
Jamaica, New York 11430

Unit Details:

• Model: CR40B

• Serial: B316311

• Era: Likely mid-20th century copper tank construction

What We Need Help With:

We are specifically looking to service or replace components related to pilot light operation and burner ignition, not replace the tank!!!

Potential components we are trying to identify or source include:

• Pilot light assembly

• Thermocouple

• Gas control valve

• Pilot tubing

• Ignition / safety control components

• Thermostat or heat regulation interface 

We need an ethical, competent specialist who is adapt at working with legacy systems.

Please contact Tony at 347–7 20–2020 and also my email baba.amc@gmail .com

Comments

  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 16,285

    They usually have 2 problems. 1. The valve is obsolete and was delisted because it wasn't safe to begin with. 2. Don't have a taping suitable for a t&p valve of sufficient capacity and a way to get the temp probe in the tank. There are ways to replace the gas valve with a different setup but making the relief valve meet current code may not be possible. If it is just the thermocouple that should be a standard part.

  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 4,057

    Hi, Photos of the top of the tank and gas train would be helpful. I'm not remembering if this is an "external flue" heater. If so, the shank on a replacement gas valve will need to be a bit longer. It may not be hard to add a T&P at the hot outlet with a redo of that line.

    ps. What problems is the heater giving you?

    Yours, Larry

    Steve Minnich

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