jfowells
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I have a gas water heater with an odd burner issue. The pilot stays lit, and in fact I'm able to light the pilot without pushing down the pop-up button, even when in the on position. It doesn't seem like the thermocoupler is requiring heat to maintain the pilot. Does this mean the pop-up is defective, and preventing gas from reaching the burner? When the pilot is lit and I turn up the thermostat, there is an immediate rush of gas to the burner, which fires up as it should, but just as quickly dies down to a flicker. The flame from the gas supply to the burner is big and yellow, but the burner itself seems to have a very limited gas supply. Barely a flicker from some of the ports (?), except in the back, where the flame seems stronger.
Does this sound like a thermocoupler/thermostat problem, or a block in the gas supply in the burner?
The thermostat is a Robert Shaw Unitrol, 68-184-335.
The heater itself is an American, installed in 2002.
thanks
Does this sound like a thermocoupler/thermostat problem, or a block in the gas supply in the burner?
The thermostat is a Robert Shaw Unitrol, 68-184-335.
The heater itself is an American, installed in 2002.
thanks
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