Julie Bove wrote:

"Bob F" wrote in message
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Julie Bove wrote:
Oh so annoying! I had called the plumber because it was getting to
where our replacement water heater had to be lit once a day.
Initially we had a new one installed on New Year's Eve, 2009. It
worked for a while but then I had to keep relighting it. At first it
was perhaps every three months, then every week then like every half
an hour.
They never could find out what was wrong with it. They replaced
every part they could and finally just gave us a new one. And it was
fine at first. But the same problems started happening up until now!
I just relight it perhaps 2 hours ago when daughter took a shower and
ran out of hot water. I had gotten to the point of being OCD in
checking it to make sure it was still lit. And it had been the last
time I looked. And even though it is a 50 gallon tank, apparently
when it goes out, the water cools very quickly.
So I relit it, called the plumber because it was getting to where I
had to light it daily. Plumber asked me some questions about it and
I had to go out there to look at it. And it it wasn't lit! So it
went out less than 20 minutes after I lit it. And now it won't light
at all. Grrr... Grrr... Grrr...

If it won't light at all, it could just be infant failure of a new
heater. It is unlikely to be the same problem that causes the old one
to act up. Does the pilot light but won't stay on, or just not light?

It's not new. It's about 2 years old. He put in a new pilot light
assembly. He had no trouble at all lighting it although he did have
trouble moving the round knob. I told him that it does that sometimes.
It's either easy to move or it sticks. Don't know why.
Hi,
That is gas valve aass'y. Then that ssould be first one to replace!!!