Now the water heater pilot.

Whirlpool water heater pilot won't light. Once the pilot is burning well, release the knob and turn it to the ‘on’ setting. Flame sensors can fail if they are dislodged and the burner won’t detect the pilot light’s flame. In general, the instructions go like this:

Once lit you will need to hold the button down for a while to ensure that it keeps burning. A faulty main control can be the reason why the pilot light won’t stay on. Water heater pilot light won’t light.

Keep repeating the lighting directions. You basically have to 'bleed' the air out of the gas pipe. 1 turn the gas valve to the ″pilot″ position and press the button on the valve.

This is another issue that occurs less frequently, so you must eliminate other possibilities. Today we had only warm water and checking the water heater discovered the. In order to start the pilot, you need to make sure that the knob on the gas control valve is fully pushed in.

Whirlpool gas hot water tank pilot wont light I have a whirlpool 40 gal natural gas water heater. A water heater pilot lights but not the burner if the thermostat is damaged or over 10 years old.

To fix this is also simple: Have replaced thermocouple and the gas valve. Keep the knob pushed in while clicking the button over and over again.