Okay, so my pilot light keeps going out and we dont have hot water!!!
anyone know whats causing this? and how I can fix it...fast!
2006-12-06 17:23:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Call the gas company. Fast.
2006-12-06 17:25:37 · answer #1 · answered by zuqaqipum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hot water heaters generally have a standing pilot flame which can blow out in windy conditions... see Dee Dee.
Thermocouples can also cause problem
Had same problem & when I had heater replaced, the plumber
put a larger diameter fluepipe on.
It helped, but I still get blowouts occasionally.
Always in favor of calling in a pro.
2006-12-14 14:21:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a plumber who is licensed to do gas. This happened to me and I called a plumber that my neighbor recommended. The plumber was no licensed to do gas, so he kept telling me that it was the gas company's problem; that they were adding air to the line and that was making the pilot light go out.
When I called the gas company to ask how long before they stopped adding air to the lines, the woman laughed at me and wanted to know who told me such a stupid thing. I told her it was my plumber and gave her his name. She gave me the names of several plumbers who were qualified to do gas. The first one I called fixed my water heater the first try. It was a part that was burned out, not air in the lines.
The qualified plumber actually changed less for a service call than the other one I had called. Plus, the qualified one fixed the water heater within a few minutes.
2006-12-14 07:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by Loyless H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The roof vent for my water heater happened to be at a height that allowed the wind flow from my high pitched roof to go straight into the vent and would blow out the pilot. We added to the height of the vent and it stopped the problem.
2006-12-11 04:21:35 · answer #4 · answered by DeeDee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The valve attached is fouled. Call the repairman. If you need to jump start the heater, you can light a match or use a striker near the gas. But, don't do that if you smell gas first.
2006-12-06 17:30:29 · answer #5 · answered by Scott K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your pilot may have a flame adjustment you may also want to replace the thermal couple on the unit witch cost less than 10.also check your vent pipe
2006-12-12 15:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by CARLOS N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most furnaces these days have electronic starters. Be careful. They have either a sparking element or a heating element that glows. You should hear it click and the gas ignite. If no click then the starter may be bad. If click and no ignition. Ignition/Fuel controller circuits bad If click, ignite, burn and then shut down. The furnace ignition/burn controls may be bad. Be careful FF momma. Let's not prove your namesake today.
2016-05-23 02:54:22 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read and follow the directions to a "T" you have to make sure the pilot is primed in order to stay lit
2006-12-06 17:26:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you better ask the help of those knowlegeable in doing out those task... you surely dont want some accidents nor unwanted things to happen...
2006-12-10 18:47:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
assuming that it was working correctly, then suddenly you have this problem, you probably need a new thermocouple installed by a professional. call your gas supplier.
2006-12-11 04:04:28 · answer #10 · answered by landlubber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋