Details about water heater thermal release device trd fvir or ftr fixed thermal release part.
Rheem ruud ge water heater thermal release device.
Ap12657 thermal relief device trd for rheem ruud ge water heaters.
Remove jacket door to combustion chamber.
Rheem hot water heaters have a device in the combustion chamber called thermal release device trd.
Ap12657 2 thermal relief device trd for rheem ruud ge water heaters the trd is part of a damper system intended to trip when there is a minor explosion in the burner chamber.
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It contains a vial filled with liquid that seems to be mounted in a flex metal plate.
Shut off gas supply to water heater.
Turn gas valve to off.
Richmond ruud ge fvir water heaters includes.
Note your gas control may be different than shown here 2.
It is a safety device that is supposed to trip when the temperature inside the combustion chamber goes above safe limit.
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Many of these parts will also work with richmond vanguard ge and all oem brands from rheem.
This fvir should work on rheem ruud richmond ge and other water heater that has this type of glass vial enclosed in the burner assembly part of the water heater it is a safety device so if yours happen to break please do a.
Once tripped they have to be replaced for the heater to continue to work.
How to replace the thermal release device trd rheem guardian system technical competence product confidence page 2 of 4 1446 how to replace the thermal release device trd docx 1.