Problem With My Water Heater

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• Oct 14, 2010

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i have a unitrol gas valve on my water heater and it keeps going out. i used to have to relight it once a day but now the pilot lights but the burner wont. pge told me it was the control. anyone have any suggestions

 

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• Oct 24, 2010

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I have a suggestion. Since you know nothing about the problem, rather than risking disaster messing with gas, call a service person who has the knowledge, experience, and test equipment to diagnose and safely repair your heater.

 

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It could be either the gas valve or, the thermocouple. Then again if it is a newer FVIR model some other factors come into play.

I think Gary is right, and calling for service is a good idea...

 

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• Nov 5, 2010

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IF the pilot lights but the main burner does not, and you are doing everything else correctly, then the control is bad.

 

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bagged_02 said:

i have a unitrol gas valve on my water heater and it keeps going out. i used to have to relight it once a day but now the pilot lights but the burner wont. pge told me it was the control. anyone have any suggestions

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Post a schematic if you can get one. Do you have a multimeter? A thermopile is easier to check than a thermocouple.