This is a Brand New OEM Upgraded Rheem/Ruud/Richmond/Vanguard/GE Water Heater Pilot Assembly Kit. It includes the spark ignitor, thermocouple, gasket and pilot tube and everything else seen in the photo.
The purpose of an ignitor is to ignite the gas after the gas valve opens up. It most cases, the ignitor turns off after ignition has occurred.
SP20140 AP16625B
