manfredo
Well-Known Member
Must be what this one is too. I could have probably just blew it out with the air compressor, but it only takes 2 minutes to pull the burner. The pilot light was still lit, but just barely. So it would probably kick on for a minute or 2, then choke out, making luke warm water. As soon as I cleaned it, the pilot light got normal sized and it started working right again. Thank you YouTube! My plumber friend told me to call the utility company as he thought it was a bad gas meter, lol. Nope.Mine is an "explosion proof" natural gas one, which means the small openings to get air into it get clogged up and put the pilot light out. I just blow it out with the compressor and it stays lit for a few months.
I use to have a good friend that was a master plumber, and he did all my work for $25 an hour cash, and I would always be his laborer on my jobs to learn, and save. Over the course of 30 years and a few dozen houses I learned a lot....pretty much do it all myself, but as I said, stick a spork in me, I've about had it.
Tonight I was dealing with a whiner about his parking space. I told him "enough, I am annoyed!" and I was!!