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BigTreesTech, and thousands of other sites, went down for a couple hours today. Our web host went completely off line for a while.
Hopefully the problems are all resolved.
joeDitto on the thermocouple. FYI, a thermocouple is a safety device that detects heat from the pilot light. In case the pilot light goes out, the gas supply will be shut off. On the other hand, a defective thermocouple will also shut off the gas supply once you quit holding the button down.
Last night at around 9:30 p.m. I stepped outside of our Meadowmont cabin to observe the sky. I noticed the pines swaying away and a roar in the sky. Very freaky. Then the noise moved down the canyon towards Murphys and slowly disappeared. The trees stopped moving. All was over in a matter of minutes. I must have stepped out as this thing was moving over Arnold. I’m guessing that the cold air up the canyon was descending down hwy 4 into the valley. How often does this happen? Is this common in the winter in the mountains on clear nights?
Agree with thermocoupler. Replaced one a couple of years ago. Not difficult. It would be amazing to know how many have panicked, run down to Lowes, Home Depot, or the local hardware store for a $400.00+ water heater, when a $12.00 thermocoupler would do. I was nearly one of them. Thank you Internet.
Yes, sounds like the thermocouple. Sometimes the pilot flame doesn’t envelop the thermocouple enough to generate sufficient power to enable the pilot. Make sure that the pilot flame is properly aimed.
We are on Shastan (Unit 1) and can only send/receive text messages. The Verizon service goes through Golden State Cellular, and getting to the voice-mail messages is a little complicated (look on-line at Golden State, I left the instructions up at the house).
Sounds like a bad thermocouple. You can buy them at Ace Hardware in Arnold and replace yourself if you’re a little bit handy. You can probably find a video on youtube on how to do it.
Hello,
We arrived this evening to find the pilot light out on our water heater. It lights, but won’t stay lit. Ebbetts Gas can’t come by until some time on Monday. Any advice on who we might call to resolve this tomorrow (Saturday)?
Thanks!Like Scott, I too have an LG Accolade. (I thought I had the only one left on the planet!) We have Verizon. At our place (Shoshone near Meko) unless I happen to hit the EXACT spot in the bedroom that sometimes erratically gets one bar, my phone is in constant “searching for service” mode. I wish Verizon would allow their network extender again in Dorrington. We had great service with that. The Verizon map says we should have service at our cabin, but we don’t.
We won’t be available to attend the meeting. I hope that someone who attends will post information on this site. TIA
My wife wants to go but it says they are sold out, but tickets might be available at the gate. See attached.
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