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A. O. Smith water heater gas control valve pilot keeps going out: What to Check and What to Do Next
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A. O. Smith water heater gas pilot keeps going out: What to Check and What to Do Next
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Ao smith water heater thermocouple gas pilot keeps going out: What to Check and What to Do Next
A gas pilot that goes out after the control is released is not proof that the thermocouple alone is bad. The thermocouple or thermopile must sense pilot heat so the gas control can keep the safety valve open, but a weak or misdirected flame, blocked air intake or vent, draft, gas-supply problem, loose connection, control-valve fault, or a model-specific safety condition can produce the same symptom.
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Bradford white water heater gas control valve pilot keeps going out: What to Check and What to Do Next
A Bradford White gas water-heater pilot that keeps going out is not a normal repeated-lighting task. If you smell gas, hear hissing, see soot or flame outside the combustion area, receive a carbon-monoxide alarm, or feel unwell, leave immediately, avoid switches or flames, and contact emergency or gas utility services from a safe location.
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Bradford White water heater gas pilot keeps going out: What to Check and What to Do Next
A Bradford White gas water heater pilot should not need frequent relighting. First check for a gas odor, fire or heat damage, or an unsafe vent or air-intake condition from a safe position; if gas is suspected, do not light anything, operate switches, or use a phone in the building.
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Rheem water heater gas pilot keeps going out: What to Check and What to Do Next
A Rheem gas water heater pilot that will not stay lit is a combustion and safety-control symptom, not a reason to keep relighting it. First check from ordinary safe access for a gas odor, hissing, smoke, soot, water damage, or a flame that behaves abnormally; leave the area and use the gas supplier or emergency procedure for a gas hazard.
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Rinnai water heater gas pilot keeps going out: What to Check and What to Do Next
First confirm what kind of Rinnai heater you have. Rinnai tankless gas water heaters use direct-spark electronic ignition rather than a standing pilot: the burner lights when a hot-water tap creates demand and goes out when the tap closes.
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Water heater gas pilot keeps going out draft may be present: What to Check and What to Do Next
A gas water-heater pilot that repeatedly goes out should not be relit over and over. If you smell gas, hear gas escaping, a carbon-monoxide alarm sounds, or anyone has headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion, or faintness, leave immediately and contact emergency or gas authorities from outside.
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Water heater gas pilot keeps going out will light then extinguish: What to Check and What to Do Next
If a gas water-heater pilot lights and then goes out, the control is usually not receiving a reliable flame-safety signal, or the pilot flame, gas supply, combustion air, or venting is not stable. Before any relight attempt, check for gas odor, smoke, soot, flame rollout, or a carbon-monoxide alarm; if any is present, stop and leave the area as appropriate.
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Water Heater Gas Pilot Keeps Going Out, Smell Is Absent: What to Check and What to Do Next
No gas smell does not make a repeatedly extinguishing pilot safe to keep relighting. Confirm the appliance uses a standing pilot, note whether it goes out immediately, when the control is released, or when the main burner starts, and follow the lighting label for that exact model only once after the required wait.
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Water heater gas pilot keeps going out: What to Check and What to Do Next
Do not keep relighting a gas water-heater pilot that repeatedly goes out. Keep the heater out of service and arrange a qualified gas-appliance or plumbing service visit.
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Water heater thermocouple gas pilot keeps going out: What to Check and What to Do Next
A gas water-heater pilot that lights and then goes out can involve the thermocouple or thermopile flame sensor, a weak or dirty pilot, a loose connection, gas supply or pressure, combustion-air restriction, a thermal safety switch, draft or venting, or the gas control itself. The thermocouple is a safety sensor that helps prevent gas flow when a pilot flame is not detected, so bypassing it or holding a control open is unsafe.