Who wants to come fix my water heater?
- Thread starter Haulin Oates
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No it's not leaking. The pilot was out this morning and I thought it might have been the wind. So I relit it and turned it back up no problem. Went back down about 10 mins later and the darn thing was out again!! Lit it up again and got it burning and watched it. It'll run fine (not just the pilot but the whole burner) for about 5 mins then the whole thing will shut down!! I think it's a problem with the gas control valve... But I called a tech, so I don't blow up my house. He's hopeful that it just needs a good cleaning...
Easy fix. Mine did that a few years ago. It's probably a bad thermocoupler. You can get a replacement for about 10 bucks and it should solve the problem...it's a bolt-on part and shouldn't take long to install.
edit: You can also test that theory by getting some steel wool or emory cloth and cleaning the thermocoupler on your heater. If it starts to run better for a few days then the problem comes back, it needs replacement. If it just needs a good cleaning then you'll be good to go. After cleaning mine multiple times over the span of a month, I just replaced it and got it over with.
edit: You can also test that theory by getting some steel wool or emory cloth and cleaning the thermocoupler on your heater. If it starts to run better for a few days then the problem comes back, it needs replacement. If it just needs a good cleaning then you'll be good to go. After cleaning mine multiple times over the span of a month, I just replaced it and got it over with.
I thought so too... Except this fancy new style heater doesn't have a normal thermo coupler... It's got a special one built into the pilot light burner gas tube! When I saw that I decided to call someone... I knew I was in over my head! I have to at least replace the pilot assy. If not, probably replace the gas control unit.