Water Heater Pilot Out - Problem Solving. Most Common Issues. EASY FIXES!
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How to Light Your Water Heater: • How To Light Pilot (Tu...
Make sure that you read and follow the safty instructions located on you water heater before attempting to light it.
This reset will work with most gas water heaters. Whirlpool, A. O. Smith, Rheem, Bradford White, GE General Electric, ao smith etc.
This should work with American water heaters, Rheem water heaters, A. O. Smith water heaters, and Bradford white water heaters
In this video I show you why your water heater pilot light may be going out. The newer control modules are very sensitive, therefor you need to clean the mesh area underneath your water heater on a regular basis among other possible issues.
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I'm so glad you answered my comment! Looked at so many water heater fix it sites I couldn't find the one that helped save me from extra weekend charges+ who knows how much $$! I feel I owe this to you. Many thanks.
Glad I could help! That was a VERY generous donation. Thank you!
Hi What if the little white button Doesn't move in n out
@@bennysworld9306 That means there is nothing wrong with it, probably.
@@checkitout2468 You're welcome! It was so generous my credit card thought it wasn't legit and canceled it twice! Had to go through PayPal, LOL. You truly saved my butt. STILL GRATEFUL! Couldn't spare any $ when your wisdom and experience saved me, but kept thanking you in my mind and wishing good things for you whenever I saw my water heater! Looked at a ton of videos and yours was so complete I felt I could actually take the plunge and Fix It! The only reason I found you, so I could properly thank you after a year went by, is bc you thanked me for my comment! Crazy how life works sometimes...
Saved the day
I work as a site manager for a refuge shelter. I wanted to thank you for this video, because of it all 90 of our residents have hot water tonight.
Omg you just saved my whole family! We are stuck in the house with Covid. I'm a single mom of 4 and I also have my niece and nephew. We are all quarantined in my home. The water heater went out yesterday. The water heater controls the heat in the house as well. We've been freezing for 24 hours. Thank you, thank you sooooooo much for putting this video out.
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once I let go of the pilot, the flame goes out. what causes that?
@@1germannese this absolutely worked for me short term. I did have to get a new unit because it would not stay lit for long periods. I did have to do this several times a day.
Hi, this is impossible. Water heaters only provide hot water. Your furnace heats your home.
@@ItsmeBish584 actually some forced air heater’s use hot water to heat the manifold. They’re pretty uncommon, but they definitely exist.
That last tip about the white button, that saved me thanks! I had tried the cleaning an re-light. Nice tip on that the safety feature makes you wait 10 mins before re-light might work.
Just woke up to this... Cleaned out the bottom and reset everything- works perfectly! Thanks so much!
You are a lifesaver. I was woken this morning by my spouse as she was departing for work with a comment that she thought the hot water heater wasn’t working because her shower never got hot. Not a great entree to a grueling 13-hour day, after which I wanted nothing more than a hot shower, except that…yeah. So I went up into the attic where the hot water heater is and attempted to relight it, following the instructions, and met with no success. I tried again after waiting for 5 minutes (which is what it says on mine) and still…nothing. Hot, tired, and sweaty, I teetered on surrender but thought I’d make one last-ditch attempt by watching a CZcams video. Fortunately, I found yours - you explained how it works better than the instructions, and when my first attempt wasn’t successful, I watched a second one of your videos where you explained the reset button on the thermopile, so I tried that and I felt a slight click, so I waited 10 minutes (per your instructions) and followed your relight procedure. I could hear the slight hiss of gas when I pushed the pilot light in and I waited a few seconds and started clicking the igniter. After a half dozen tries I saw the status light flash green - SUCCESS - so I dialed the control to my desired temperature and “Whoosh” - the sweet sound of ignition! I can’t thank you enough for giving me a much-needed hot shower tonight, and my wife will be ecstatic that she doesn’t have to choose between a cold shower or no shower at all. Blessings to you and yours.
My air filter under the unit was clogged with dust and cat hair. I’m sure your brush cleaning tip saved me a bundle of money. So grateful for your video! We are taking warm showers again thanks to you! God bless you!!!
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Mine as well, triggered by high winds. Apparently that drew dirt into the filter.
Thanks for getting right to the point! After 24 hours trying to reignite, your video helped me realize the little thermopile button simply needed to be pressed back in. Thank you!
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That was my problem also.
Same!
why does that pop ? and mine does sometimes pop when theres a gust of wind and blows out my pilot but is this ok and fully functioning?
Thank you thank you thank you. I tried several times to re light the pilot without success.
When I found your video, I tried the reset but it did not push in.
I called a plumber and he started out saying "Oh I can do the $300 fix but you really should get the replacement $1500". When I said I just wanted the igniter fixed he gave me some bull#$%@ that he didnt have the parts, I wouldnt be able to get them, that know one he knew would do it blah blah blah lies lies lies. I came back to your video and did the toilet brush trick. Next time I tried to relight it, BAM, it lit!!!! My twenty something son thinks I am a ROCK STAR because I AM!!!
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I need help starting mine!!!!
Lol… you think every plumber walks around carrying the igniters, thermocouples, and parts for your specific Water Heater ? With thousands of models out there ? ….. sounds like you have never worked in any trade . Your plumber wasn’t lying they don’t keep every factory part ever made on their truck - “just waiting for your call”
White plug needed pushed in on line, this video saved me a call to the plumber! Thanks!
Wow...thanks for posting this!!! I've been dealing with no hot water and freezing cold showers for like a week. All I needed to do was push the thermal couple switch in. I can't believe it was that easy, and I can't believe I almost paid a plumber to come out and push a single button.
Thank you!!!!!!! This worked!! A week plus without hot water and you are a lifesaver!!!!
Thanks bud. The thermocouple reset did the trick. No one else says that. Been trying to relight my mother in law's heater for several years. Never could. Just saved her $80.
so it hasn’t been lit for several years? couldn’t you have just paid the $80 lol
Bruhhh several years 😅 saved $80? I'm ngl I would have paid $80 to have a water heater the last few years
TYVM!! Tried over and over following the instructions with no luck. After I tried your tip to clean underneath it worked right away.
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Dang! You’re brilliant. Much appreciated. My unit went off by itself twice in the last month or so. I was able to get it back on the first time. Watched a bunch of videos. But none mentioned the filter. And I think it went off both times because of the filter. I’m grateful. Thank you.
dude i’ve been battling this exact heater for 2 days and your video literally solved my problem with the brush and filter holes. fired up and stayed on!!!! cheers dude wish i could buy you a beer 🍻.
Happy to help! You can throw a couple bucks to me on the “thanks button“ if you want. No pressure.
3 years old video and still a massive help. Thanks again
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Thank you, I followed your instructions and was able to get my water heater working again. God Bless!
I've watched every video you've posted on this model. It was the click that fixed it. I almost gave up completely. I also used all your cleaning tips etc. Big thank you sir!!!
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This is a junk
I have 3 months and the service is not able to help me
I have a Rheem water heater but it doesn’t have the thermocouple near the window under the panel. 🤷🏼♀️
Thank you so much for this video! I was getting really frustrated with my failed attempts. After cleaning the bottom, it lit right away. So simple, and thanks a million!!!
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Thanks bro you saved my life/wife lol had cold shower for 2 days and right before I took apart I came across your video and it was the thermocouple reset now my wife loves me again thanks again
Thank you the entire day trying to light it and all it needed was the reset switch pushed in!
You’re a lifesaver!!! Thank you sooooo much for your help! Four thumbs up from me and my husband!!!
Thank you for the video. I cleaned the bottom and pressed the thermocouple switch and now my pilot light works again!
Thank you so much for your video. It really helped me out. We have hot water again.
THIS GUY KNOWS WHAT HE’S TALKING ABOUT!! I Pressed the the thermal button and it clicked, so then I wait 10 minutes and then I pressed in pilot and clicked the pilot button for about 15 seconds and BAM!!!! GOOD TO GO! Your the beast MAN!!!! lol. THANK YOU!! Have great day and life.
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Thanks! I had a pilot that wouldn't stay lit. Your tip to press on the thermocouple switch worked. With a light press, I heard a click. Then, the pilot stayed lit and the status light started blinking. Thanks again!
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Great video! Helped me get my hot water heater going again after our basement flooded! Saved me a ton of time and hassle, thank you so much!
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Thank you, you saved me some $$$ I figured it out after I watched your video, took a shower with cold water this morning and my whole day went bad, thankfully I saw your video and got my hot water running.
A minute and 22 seconds into this video and I have my pilot lit again. Thank you sir. Appreciate it
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Thank you!!! Tried the reset button as another video instructed. Mine didn't budge...so I thought it didn't work or it was just a 'dummy button'. From your troubleshooting video, I learned that that wasn't the case. Whew,😅 I'm glad that I didn't break it. I followed the instruction to re-light the pilot. The pilot wasn't staying lit because I wasn't waiting for the status light to come on. This water heater has been working 7yrs 5months 5days without any trouble, then nothing! Thank you for the smart instructions. I watched, listened, and followed instructions now my water heater is working and I'm thrilled 😀
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Excellent stuff here! The "filter grate" is the flame arrestor that all water heaters (other than huge commercial ones) have had since 2003. It's easy to compare the under side of this "grate" to a laundry dryer screen that gets blocked with lint and dust over time. I prefer opening the burner compartment and blowing compressed air downward from inside then vacuuming out the base as you correctly advised. It's all about the air :-)
CrowdSurfingGeezer thank you so much for the compliment and confirming The information in this video. Do you know why modern house water heaters seem to be “plugging up“ in regards to airflow compared to older models? My parents house has a water heater that was made in 2005, I’ve never cleaned the filter grate and it seems to be problem free. I’m wondering if some of the models have larger holes in the filter...
Different manufacturers use different medium for the flame arrestor. I've seen ceramic, steel with small round holes and finned metal. The ceramic ones really "grab" lint and hang on. All seem problematic and, as you noted, contribute to 95% of all premature water heater failures. Chuck Barron uploaded an excellent video on 10-15-17 on cleaning these. A guy could do this full time and never get caught up!
I put it on my reminders to clean the filter grate the first of the month every month. I haven’t had any problems since I started doing that. It’s kind of a pain in the neck, but it sure beats hearing my wife yell at me from her morning shower “THERE’S NO HOT WATER!”
Time well spent then. :-)
This was beyond helpful, and the tips that I needed. Thank you!
😊 thank you so much, you just saved this Single Mom a ton of stress on not having hot water and $165! I feel proud, resourceful and independent which you cannot put a price on THAT 🙏 👏 thank you 😊
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Thank you so much!
Cleaning the bottom filter and pushing in the little pin did the trick for me!
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He always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them....
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Only made it 57 seconds in your video and my water heater is fixed. You just saved us over $500. Thank you so much
Thanks for your support!
I needed this video so bad. I couldn’t get the pilot light to stay on and was getting really frustrated. Clicked the little thermocouple switch in and it worked. Thank you so much!
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I was trying to light my water heater all day yesterday. It’s defeating not getting it lit. Tried again this morning after watching this and what helped was the little click on the thermal switch. Thank you so much!
I can't believe I didn't think to check airflow... Cleaning the filter-grate thing solved my problem, and the pilot is staying lit now! Thanks a million!
Nice job! Happy to help.
Thank you been without heat for a day, saved so much time.
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OMG thank you so much!!!! You saved my whole family!! I couldn't figure out why the pilot light wouldn't stay lit and it was because the little button was not pushed in🙏🏻
If that button pops out again, check the air supply make sure it’s not plugged up. 👍😎🎉
TY, you just saved me a $100 visit. I had the 4 light issue and could not get it to re-light. It is up and working now. Man that was a COLD SHOWER this morning.
After watching this video, I was able to light my water heater. I pushed in the thermocouple. It clicked and I was able to ignite my water heater. Thank you so much!!!
It was the same for me. Cleaning that filter didn’t hurt anything either.
Watched your video and was able to fixe my water heater after the manufacturer had told me I needed to replace the heater. Thank you!
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Thanks! Big help! We got our hot water heater going after cleaning with brush as described in this video!
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🎉yay!!! Gently pressing the thermocoupler worked!!! It was our last attempt before calling the plumber. Thank you👏👏👏
Thank you so much. Your video was very helpful. I didn't know what to do about my water heater. Now I know how to move forward to get this situation fixed. Thank you!!
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Your video was awesome, and you saved me a few hundred dollars by letting us know about the small thermocouple switch!!!!!!!!!! Thank you very much.
You really saved my ass here. My issue was a combination of the air intake not having been cleaned seemingly ever (thanks previous tenants I literally just moved in after) and the thermocoupler button being popped. Cleaned it out, pushed the button, and it finally lit!!! Thank you so much!
OMG That was my same problem! I had already cleaned the air intake as suggested from a previous video but no one had mentioned anything about the thermo coupler button! I had even taken the gas burner out to clean the entire assembly. I had a plumber come out and quote me $3500-$4000 to replace the water heater and upgrade the system to current safety standards. I told him, "No thanks!" I've been trouble shooting this on my own for two weeks! My kids are fed up with me and I too am sick of cold showers! Who knew it was as easy as pressing a button! Thank you! You're a life saver!
I couldn't get mine lit... watched every video. Watched yours too & it didn't work. THEN I watched it all the way through. Why no one has mentioned the thermal couple switch in the other videos is beyond me BUT THAT WAS MY PROBLEM. Thank you. You saved me money.
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Same here. Thank you for the info. It fixed us up for now. Hopefully it won’t keep going out.
Thank you helped me out immensely
that thermal couple switch was everything!! youre the man
Great instructions - just saved me $200+ by enabling me to troubleshoot my problem with this very finicky water heater.
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Great video. Didn’t even know there was a grate at the bottom! Cleaned it, the base and bam…working pilot light. Thank you.!
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After hours trying to reignite, your video helped me realize the little thermopile button simply needed to be pressed back in. Thank you!
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I was stressed out over this. Tried this and it lit right up!!!! Before trying to clean the filter underneath...I called manufacturer...they gave me a number to call...they wanted a 100 just to show up at my door...so you saved my ass man!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💪👏
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Not sure if this is gonna be a temporary fix but I promise you I watched 10 or 12 videos maybe more on my problem and turns out your video was the only one that mentioned the button on the back of the thermocouple. It also was the only one that talked about the air intake from the bottom in our filter was dirty we just didn’t know it was a filter, lol. The wife is happy as long as she gets a hot shower tonight I had to take a cold one this morning. Thank you very much for this video, more than helpful.
I’m the type of person that never listens to videos because it never works for me. But this one!!!👌 worked like a charm!
It worked!!! Thank you so much for posting this! You saved us buying parts or a new water heater!
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You just got me out of a pickle. It was the thermocouple switch. Thank you!!!
Can’t Thank you enough. Hubby tried with No Luck early morning, so he took a Shower in Cold Water, He had to leave for work, told me about the problem and said just press and click. After 40 mins. trying to get it to light by Holding the Control Knob in Pilot position and pressing the igniter Button for 90 seconds repeatedly, I had NO Luck. So, I found your Video and after watching, I learned #1 you have to wait 10 mins. in between trying to start it again due to the gas build up and the sensor. #2 I found my Thermo Couple was popped out, so pressed it in. #3 I took a small brush before trying again and cleaned any Dust around the bottom just as an extra Tip before trying. Magic, it’s up and running like a Gem. Just Called my Husband at work and bragged my ass off. LOL Thanks, Betty W.
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Just wanted to say thanks. No other video nor the instruction manual made it clear to check the thermocoupler. Was getting super frustrated with it.
Thank you for your guidance.😃
Thank you, this is exactly what my heater looks like. Will try these tips.
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Was having trouble getting the status light to light up.. Watched a few other videos and none mentioned the thermocouple. Thank you! Wish I would have seen your video first, it would have saved me a lot of time
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Thank you!! I desperately needed the tip on the thermocouple switch. Mine had popped out. I unfortunately replaced the thermopile before I realized it was unnecessary...
You are amazing, sir. I was close to tearing my hair out, but it just needed to be dusted along the bottom. It lit right up after that. Thank you! 🙏 💜
Yooooo 5 years later and this vid is still helping people! Thank you so much, just had to push that little button in.
Video was incredible several small things to check before you call repairman. Never knew a dusty grate would keep the pilot from lighting.
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Ready to give up. Your video saved the day. Now I know about the reset on the thermocouple! Thank you.
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Best video for me! Followed the steps and got it going! Thanks a lot!!!!
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Thanks a bunch. When anything breaks down it’s my fault and responsibility to get fixed. You saved me time and $.
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Thank you so much! Single mother here about to panic, you saved me money and headaches 😅
Pushing in the thermocouple button is what did it for me. Thank you so much!
Got mine started back up after watching this. Cleared out dust around the bottom air filter and pilot lighting process worked
I was able to light my pilot light no problem after many tries , ready to call a pro & this video helped me the second try.
Thank You I so need a shower !
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Thanks for the help you saved me from buying another water heater. The air filter did the trick
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All I had to do was hit the reset button. Saved all kinds of money with one simple step. Thanks!!!!!
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Thank you so much! This was the problem we were having and it worked! You saved us a lot of money man thank you!!
Thanks alot!.. Used a brush to clean out the intake and now it works again
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Thank you so much for this video! My problem ended up being the thermocouple switch, and I would never have known that if it weren't for you. You just made my day, Thank you!
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Same for me !!! Thank you so much! It didn’t really push in but I did hear a little click. Thought 🤷🏼♀️ and tried again and it started right up! I was so frustrated and pissed I was gonna have to call someone. Thank you!
Yoooo…..I replaced the thermocouple a year ago and hadn’t had any problems til yesterday. Took it apart and tested everything and it worked. Spent hours trying to figure it out. This is the 10th video I’ve watched and the switch on the thermocouple was the issue!!! Thank you so much!!
Video worked for me too! After I called the neighbor (a former fireman) and he couldn't get it to work. First, he didn't wait the 10 minutes. Second, he didn't look for the light to flash. He did mention the thermo thingy but he didn't know about the switch. After he left, I cleaned under it (as I paused the video), then saw that I needed to try the switch. I pressed the switch and heard a click! I was so excited 😆. I was then able to light the pilot! Thank you a 1,000 times!
Thank you for your help . This video got me trough a dilemma . I finished my install of my new water heater just wasn't giving the 10 min wait. Thanks Again
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Love straight to the point articulate videos. Thank you sir
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Thanks , definitely helped my family out
Watched your video and was able to get my hot water up and going 👍
Thank you
Thanks for the advice good info to get my hot water going again I got a 2 year old son👊👊
Just tried what you said and it worked, Thanks!!😊
Thanks for posting. It helped me
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Thank you for doing this video! You got me going again. Now we have hot water!
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Your tips worked. Thank you so much.
Very helpful video, thank you so much.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH for this video cleaning the are intake did the trick!!!!
The button press worked for me!! Thanks!
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Thank you very much!
In my case it was thermal coupler,I will probably order new one and replace it.
You saved my day 🙂,thanks again 🙏🏻
Where did you find a Thermo coupling to fit ? I couldn’t find one
I got mine at Ace Hardware
Thank you for your video!!!. It totally saved the day!
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My thermal switched popped out thank you for the video, i Learned alot
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Thank you! I'm going to try these tips!
Man, thank you so much. I tried several times to start the pilot light but nothing happened it kept shutting off it wouldn’t stay lit. I didn’t know about the thermal reset switch that popped out. I pushed it back in, heard the click and tried again. And it worked. Thanks again.