"trader_4" wrote in message
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On Thursday, September 4, 2014 7:44:51 PM UTC-4, Tony Hwang wrote:
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!!!

And as I recall, that was also one of the things replaced months ago,
mabye more than once.
That is another reason I have problems with people who just restart
the whole thing all over again, months later, without ever mentioning
the sequence of what was done last time. The whole history of everything
that was done is important, not just what was done this last round.
One gas valve going bad is certainly possible. It becomes less likely
when it's two or three in a row, expecially when plumbers are said to
be checking code books to see if the venting is correct or not, the
venting apparently must be somewhat unusual, and we have no pics or
description of any of it.

I did tell him everything to the best of my recollection. The problem is
that it is always at least a $250 bill just to call them out. I can't
afford to keep doing that. Between that and the kitchen sink that loves to
get clogged, I pay them a fortune!