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No, that is part of the function of the pilot light. To light the burner and to keep the gas valve open. The thermocouple sits in the flame of the pilot and produces a small electrical current that keep the gas valve open. When the tank cools down, the thermostat opens the valve to the burner so that it can light. When the pilot goes out, it is usually the thermocouple that is bad.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoMost likely it is the thermocouple going bad. The thermocouple is the small tube that sits in the pilot flame and runs to the control valve.
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Pilot will not light?
If it will not lite at all, copper pilot line kinked,,, bad gas valve, if you have the button on pilot and depressed down all the way. Will light but not stay lite, bad thermocouple.
Why isn't the gas hot water pilot not lighting?
Gas not turned on to water heater. Gas valve on water heater not set to pilot setting. Faulty gas valve. Igniter for lighting pilot not working.
Would water heater lite if gas was turned off?
No.
If a pilot light goes out in a gas water heater does the gas keep running?
No because water heaters have a safety valves and when the pilot light goes out the safety valve shuts off the gas
What The Pilot ignites?
The pilot light is a small flame which stays on all the time (as in older water heaters for example). When the water temperature drops below the thermostat setting, the main heating gas is turned on and the pilot light ignites it. There are many other uses for pilot lights. To conserve gas, modern water heaters generate a spark to light the gas.
What does the pilot ignite?
The pilot light is a small flame which stays on all the time (as in older water heaters for example). When the water temperature drops below the thermostat setting, the main heating gas is turned on and the pilot light ignites it. There are many other uses for pilot lights. To conserve gas, modern water heaters generate a spark to light the gas.
Pilot lite on teledyne laars mini therm 2 wont stay lit?
Replacing the thermocouple that the pilot flame touches when it is lit will fix the problem 90% of the time. A thermocouple costs about ten dollars and allows the gas to the pilot and main tube to flow by generating millivolts from the heat of the pilot flame. The thermocouple is a copper wire attached by a small nut to the main gas valve near the pilot tube coming out of the gas valve.
Your pilot is burning and no hot water supply is there what must be the problem?
Gas controller is defective /gas controller set for vacation / Gas controller set to low a temperature / Gas controller set on pilot
When you lite your pilot light for your water heater then try and turn the temperature uo the burner stays on for a secnd then goes out along witht he pilot light what is causing this?
The thermocouple has to be maintained hot enough by the pilot flame or it will cause the gas valve to shut down all of the flow of gas. The pilot flame is probably set too low (easily adjusted with a screw driver) to satisfy the thermocouple. If not the thermocouple or the gas valve may be bad. I like to keep the flame just high enough and aimed to satisfy the thermocouple and not make it red hot
What causes a gas odor when baking in a gas oven?
You might want to check out the pilot (usually located in the broiler), otherwise you have a leak.
Why does your gas hot water pilot light keep going out?
Spillage
How long does a gas water take to reheat once pilot light was out?
To infinity and beyond. Without pilot light, burner will never turn on to heat water.
