Hot Water Heater Help {or HWHH}

[random3434]

My pilot light keeps going out in my water heater. I relight it, and we have hot water for a bit, then it goes out again. I DO NOT want to pay someone to come out and look at it if possible, and wonder if any of you "handy men" have any ideas on how I can fix it.

Thanks!

 

[Oddball]

Sounds like a bad or misaligned thermocouple (the little metal bulb that the pilot light heats up).

 

[uscitizen]

Prolly needs a new thermocouple. If you do not know what you are doing get a pro.
It beats blowing ones self up.

 

[Si modo]

Don't think about Boots so much when you relight it. All that heavy breathing....

 

[del]

My pilot light keeps going out in my water heater. I relight it, and we have hot water for a bit, then it goes out again. I DO NOT want to pay someone to come out and look at it if possible, and wonder if any of you "handy men" have any ideas on how I can fix it.

Thanks!

if it keeps going out, you probably have a bad thermocouple.

happened to me a couple of months ago.

YOU REALLY, REALLY DON"T WANT TO TRY TO FIX GAS APPLIANCES BY YOURSELF.

plus, it's a pretty cheap part.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Gas regulator could be bad on HWH... I just replaced mine; same damn problem last Wednesday. Have gas co. check the gas meter too.. could be a bad diaphram in there as well.

If you have a gas stove, fire it up and see if it screws up HWH. If so, probably a bad meter.

 

[dilloduck]

Don't think about Boots so much when you relight it. All that heavy breathing....

I don't think e-breathing is flammable

Thermocouple---I third it.

 

[Oddball]

YOU REALLY, REALLY DON"T WANT TO TRY TO FIX GAS APPLIANCES BY YOURSELF.

Couldn't agree more.

 

[xsited1]

I see people have already answered the question. It's an easy fix, but you could blow yourself up. Here are some pictures.

How To Replace A Water Heater Thermocouple | Heating & Cooling | Reader's Digest
http://www.americanwaterheater.com/support/manuals/nat_tc_instr.pdf

 

[Xenophon]

Have somebody who knows what they are doing look at it.

Or take a chance..

 

[dilloduck]

I will come fix it for you

 

[xotoxi]

Video of Echo changing her thermocouple

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a0v-9eNHS0[/ame]

(Mountain man commenting)

 

[Oddball]

So, how goes the battle?

BTW....It's a COLD water heater...If the water is already hot, you wouldn't need to heat it.

 

[random3434]

So, how goes the battle?

BTW....It's a COLD water heater...If the water is already hot, you wouldn't need to heat it.

Thanks. I called the maintance guy at the condo place today to have him come look and make sure it wasn't something THEY could fix first before I pay $$ out of MY own pocket.

OF COURSE, he hasn't returned my call................

 

[froggy]

My pilot light keeps going out in my water heater. I relight it, and we have hot water for a bit, then it goes out again. I DO NOT want to pay someone to come out and look at it if possible, and wonder if any of you "handy men" have any ideas on how I can fix it.

Thanks!

possibly the regulator.

 

[VaYank5150]

I agree that the likely culprit is a thermocouple. If not that, the gas regulator could be bad too.

 

[Ringel05]

I wouldn't know about gas appliances. For hot water we just boil the water outside over a large fire. We do a large amount twice a year for baths,

 

[WillowTree]

You might have a bad thermocouple. This means of course the Pilot is cheating and is a bastardo!

 

[del]

I wouldn't know about gas appliances. For hot water we just boil the water outside over a large fire. We do a large amount twice a year for baths,

well, lah dee freaking dah.

 

[Mr. H.]

I've changed out thermocouples- no biggie.