What to do if your water heater burner does not light?
Use compressed air to blow out burner gas line and jet. That was my problem. The burner would not light so I blew the line out and now it works fine.
Why does my water heater pilot light keep going out?
Make sure to follow the directions on your water heater label. If your pilot doesn’t re-light, won’t stay lit or keeps going out after a short time, you most likely have an issue with the hot water heater thermocouple. This can happen with age.
Why is the pilot light lit but the burner does not light?
The pilot light will stay lit, but the burner will not light. Is the fix simply the thermocoupler?? No. A failed thermocouple will cause the pilot to go out. Be sure the control knob is set to “on”. Turn the temperature knob to a very low setting and then to a much higher setting, you should hear a very distinct click and the gas should turn on.
What to do when your burner light goes out?
Doing so may dislodge the tiny disk and the pilot will go out. If not, try again. If second attempt fails, turn off the control knob. Turn control dial to the OFF position, so the pilot does go out. You may or may not hear a faint click about 15 to 60 seconds after turning off the pilot.
What to do if your water heater won’t stay lit?
Thermostatic Control or Gas Valve If your gas water heater doesn’t stay lit, you may have a defective control thermostat. This control is part of the gas valve assembly and normally has a dial that will allow for temperature adjustment and will also have a probe that monitors the water temperature.
Why does my water heater keep burning out?
If the thermocouple is defective, it will not sense the flame and the gas valve will not receive the proper voltage signal to keep gas flowing to the pilot assembly. The thermocouple probe sits in the pilot flame continuously and will eventually burn out.
Is the pilot light on my water heater lit?
Water heater was working fine till this morning. Observed that the pilot light is lit but can’t hear the main burner functioning. Answered by LCD: Here is a prior similar question and response that might help –
Doing so may dislodge the tiny disk and the pilot will go out. If not, try again. If second attempt fails, turn off the control knob. Turn control dial to the OFF position, so the pilot does go out. You may or may not hear a faint click about 15 to 60 seconds after turning off the pilot.
