Gas Water Heater Pilot Light Won T Stay Lit

The thermocouple has been damaged.

Gas water heater pilot light won t stay lit.

In this case you may need to replace your pilot light. As a result the pilot doesn t get enough fuel to stay lit. If you ve checked everything else and the light continually goes out this is probably the cause. Most of the time improper venting would cause the pilot outage on direct vent gas water heaters dv.

A bad thermocouple will shut off gas to both the pilot and the burner so the pilot light won t stay lit. Dirt and debris can collect in the pilot tube causing the flow of gas to be blocked. This is also a likely cause if the pilot won t ignite at all. The light goes out due to improper venting or air supply.

Why does your heater s pilot light keep going off. Turn off the control valve and the shutoff. Down draft from the ceiling fan draft at the bottom of the unit or high winds are also common reasons when the pilot would go out. A faulty thermocouple or malfunction of the gas valve could be the culprit but the problem may be as simple as a draft coming from a crack in the wall or under the door.

The gas supply to the pilot assembly is controlled by this valve. Thankfully a dirty pilot tube is the easiest issue to fix. Although a blocked gas line is one reason why the pilot light on a rheem water heater won t light or stay lit there are other reasons as well some easier to correct than others. If you re fairly certain this is the source of the problem you will either need to have the thermocouple replaced or repaired.

A pilot light can also keep going out because of a problem with the thermocouple. 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. Most recently manufactured water heaters function with the aid of a thermocouple. If this is the problem then unkinking the tube will occasionally resolve the issue.

The primary reason a pilot light won t stay lit is simply equipment malfunction. There is a chance that your thermocouple has simply gone bad and is the reason your pilot light won t stay lit. If your gas water heater doesn t stay lit you may have a defective control thermostat. This tubing connects to the gas controller and will ensure a steady stream of gas.

Another possible reason why a pilot won t stay lit has to do with the flex tubing.