Southpaw134
New Member
I had a Bradford White gas water heater installed about a year and a half ago. This morning I noticed the water was not very hot, would only get luke warm. I checked and the pilot was out, I attempted to re-light the pilot with no luck. My water heater has a electronic control, which looks just like the one below:
http://www.bradfordwhite.com/images/icon/icon-closeup.jpg
The light on the control box will not light up and the pilot will not light. I had my gas company out and they couldn't get it to light either. The gas technician mentioned that he heard there have been some problems with these going bad.
I have a few questions which I hope some here can answer.
Are there any know problems with these units?
Would this be something normally covered under warranty based on age (1 1/2 years old)?
I assume the electronic controls are battery powered, and it's possible the batteries have failed. Are the batterys hard to replace (i.e - something I can and should do on my own)?
Any other words of wisdom regarding my current situation?
Thanks in advance for any help. I'd really like to be able to resolve this today so my family has hot water this evening. I did already place a call and leave a message for my gas contractor.
http://www.bradfordwhite.com/images/icon/icon-closeup.jpg
The light on the control box will not light up and the pilot will not light. I had my gas company out and they couldn't get it to light either. The gas technician mentioned that he heard there have been some problems with these going bad.
I have a few questions which I hope some here can answer.
Are there any know problems with these units?
Would this be something normally covered under warranty based on age (1 1/2 years old)?
I assume the electronic controls are battery powered, and it's possible the batteries have failed. Are the batterys hard to replace (i.e - something I can and should do on my own)?
Any other words of wisdom regarding my current situation?
Thanks in advance for any help. I'd really like to be able to resolve this today so my family has hot water this evening. I did already place a call and leave a message for my gas contractor.