If you re water won t heat up the pilot light on your water heater may have blown out.
Gas water heater burner won t light.
Some water heaters use an igniter to ignite the gas.
Troubleshooting these basic causes of a water heater that won t light can help to restore your hot water supply and bring comfort back to your home.
If your water heater s burner is defective then this is likely to affect ignition which may cause the pilot s light to go off.
If the igniter fails the burner will not light.
In most cases it is advisable to change the burner entirely but first you can conduct some preliminary checks.
A bad thermocouple will shut off gas to both the pilot and the burner so the pilot light won t stay lit.
Turn on your hot water tap and wait for about 4 5 minutes for the burner to ignite.
To determine if the igniter is defective first make sure the igniter is getting voltage.
The thermocouple is the co pilot to the pilot light in electronic heaters.
Gas main control valves are generally among the last components to fail on your water heater.
Lighting a water heater is simple no matter what type you have.
Most newer models of gas water heaters have.
Remove the burner access covers and unscrew the nuts on the gas pilot and thermocouple lines.
If the igniter is getting voltage but it doesn t glow this indicates that the igniter is defective and should be replaced.