Most modern water heaters have an electronic pilot, which is one of the simplest ways.

Can you manually light a water heater with electronic pilot. When you want to light an electric pilot on your water heater, it’s recommended that you first switch off the electricity at the breaker. Rotate the gas control knob or dial to the “pilot” position. Hold down th gas control knob and depress it.

Most newer hot water heaters use an electronic igniter, this means that you will not be able to manually light it, the way you could. Pilots are lit electronically based on certain. Otherwise you will light match after match, and nothing will happen.

Dial or rotate the gas control knob to the pilot position. Change the temperature to low, and switch to pilot. Right after a second, press the ignition button till the status light begins to.

However, not all water heaters have a pilot light. Yes, sure if gas is leaking out. This is because when power is turned off, the.

If you use the electronic water heater with a standing pilot, follow this simple step on how to ignite it: We are now ready to manually light the pilot. Now you need to press the ignition.

Push on/off dial down, and. Check whether the water heater has a fan or other units with an electric wire. The pilot should be lit if the gas valve is in the “pilot” position.