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.

Rheem water heater pilot light won't stay lit. Have you tried cleaning/replacing your thermocouple and still no dice? Put the flame from the. This is the one thing that's worked amazing to get my hot water heater pilot light to stay on!

Slowly let go to make sure the pilot light stays lit. Turn the gas on at the tank and heater. It should be as close to center as you can get it.

I have rheem fury 40 gallon water heater. Only if you see that the pilot light is staying lit, turn the gas knob back to the on position. The pilot won't stay lit.

A faulty main control can be the reason why the pilot light won’t stay on. The most common issues are thermocouple, lack of combustible air, thermostatic control or gas. 5 reasons why your gas water heater pilot light won’t stay lit.

The unit was purchased and installed on 6/6/2000. Besides, rheem water heater pilot light won’t stay lit if the igniter is at. To fix this is also simple:

The thermocouple is what allows your w. And you know the flame needs oxygen and without oxygen, it will extinguish the flame or pilot light. In this video, i'm showing you how to replace your thermocouple so your pilot light in the water heater will stay lit.