Remove your pilot assembly converter and check the wire that is on the bottom right of your igniter.

New rheem water heater pilot light won't light. A pilot light that won’t stay on can also be contributed to the igniter. Here here’s how to light the pilot light on a rheem gas water heater. If there is dirt and debris accumulation in the gas chamber, air can’t flow into the chamber.

Jump past the yapping goto 4:30this is a video discussing the issues with rheem water heaters and quick way to tell if your heater is having the same issues. On a modern rheem gas water heater, it is very easy to light the pilot light. For lighting a new water heater, the pilot light should come on.

A water heater pilot light that won’t stay lit is almost always caused by a bad thermocouple. A faulty water heater pilot light is commonplace in gas water heaters. Have you tried cleaning/replacing the pilot assembly and still nothing?

Push down the red button to the left of the gas knob. This is your fuse line. Rheem low boy power vent hot water tank , replace 2 in less than 1 year, ready for number 3.

Hold the red button down while pressing the piezo ignitor striker, found to the immediate right of the gas knob, repeatedly until. Flame sensors can fail if they are dislodged and the burner won’t detect the pilot light’s flame. This is another issue that occurs less frequently, so you must eliminate other possibilities.

Seems my basement is more of a cellar, and the dampness affects your sensor, and. If it remains in the off position, clock it to the on position to allow the gas supply to the unit. Some water heaters have a trap door in the burner chamber that's held open by a glass vial, similar to what you see on a fire sprinkler.