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The water heater will not re-lite itself. Each morning I get up I need to light the pilot light before I start getting ready for work, and every evening when I return from work it is out. I read where it may be the thermocouple. The copper line in front of the unit. Is it hard to replace? Someone else mentioned that it may be out of alignment. How would I know and where is it supposed to be. Is there a tool I can get that will help with this.
Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated. I rent and the landlord rarely responds to my phone calls. So replacement is out of the question, I would rather try to fix it.Thank you
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The problem associated with a gas fired appliance is if your wrong in your diagnoses you could end up dead
1- A flame failure could be as simple as a thermocouple failure Or
2- Spillage from the flue pipe causing CO to enter this space
3- Or Not enough free air for proper combustion so the flame smothers itself
4- Ambient area has high humidity and the excessive dew point could cause condensation to extinguish the flame
5- flue problems like one partially blocked
Rather then guess blindly what the possibility could be
Call your Landlord and send a registered letter stating your flame failure.
If you do not get a response you can contact the housing authority and or the local building department and local gas supplier.
By law in most civilized states your entitled to hot water 110 degrees MINIMUM @ the source.
When your landlord does respond you have the option with HIS/Her permission of calling your own Licensed Master plumber to check the flue and thermocouple and while he/she is there the T@P valve.
Then you pay the plumber and deduct it from your rent with the landlords permission.
Now if the Plumber just changes the thermocouple and tries to walk out ASK “what about checking for spillage”? AND showing you how to test the temperature/pressure relief valve.Only a bum would change the thermocouple and run out without testing the operation of the controller and looking around for combustable materials and checking for FIXED free air opening.
When you hire a LMP hopefully he/she will be professional and do a proper inspection.
We may not work cheap BUT we do work right. How much is your health and safety worth?
Dont be embarrassed to ASK to see the License. Good luck
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