WATER HEATER PILOT KEEPS GOING OUT! 

Nice detailed video of what to do and how to do it. I have a friend with a propane water heater and I have had to relight the pilot several times when there is a high winds. The heater does not have the igniter so I have to use a manual lighter to get it going. This is on a mobile home with the vent chimney going through the roof , is there a device that would prevent down drafts during high winds ? I assume that is what is blowing out the pilot light ? After viewing this I would feel confident if I had to remove the burner assembly. Thank you Brain and have a good weekend !

Truth: I value my life, and my neighbor's lives way too much to try and do this myself. Sometimes you just have to surrender and call a professional.

I've never left a comment on youtube ever until now. Thank you so much for your awesome tutorial. I was going to pay a big company to do it (I wont say who it is). They gave me the run around, and tried to sell me something else. My Kenmore water heater may have 10 more years. Since I new the process from your video, I just got the part and spent a couple hours carefully doing it myself. It's been working perfectly. Thumbs up!

so one thing i noticed was the rust like you did but if the sacrificial anode rod has not been replaced every 5-7 years that tank is a rupture waiting to happen. probably should look into a new one before anything else.... thats if its not a stainless steel tank...

Another "Fix It Guy" gem! Awesome tips and now I am going to go make sure my water heater is all good!

Thank you so much bro! This was exactly what I needed. You provided such detailed video with great clarity without cutting corners. Great job! I was able to get my gas water heater back up and running in less than an hour. Thanks again.

Thanks Brian that’s very detailed information and would help people with a gas water heater. I personally wouldn’t want to tackle something like that since all of my appliances are electric and I am not familiar with gas. Hope you and your family have a great weekend 👍

This is a great step by step video brother. I am sure this will help someone save some money on a repair.

Funny I stumbled onto this video today. I bought the one at Lowes also. Ya I need the whole assembly 😂👍

The fact that this has half a million views and cardi b has a million on one video makes me upset in a way I can't explain

Your video is exactly what I needed to watch since it matched the same thermo couple housing and problem that I'm facing. Thank you very much for your intuitive video! Time for me to get to work...

You have the best video after watching a few yours is the best thank you

If your like me, a penny pinching Scotsman, you might first try sanding the end of the thermocouple that goes into the valve with some very fine sandpaper just sand it a little then see if that fixes it.

Can you please give me the part number or where you bought it from...in need of this past immediately

Thank you! Just followed your video exactly and was able to replace mine today. Had to slow and rewind the video a few times ... "no worries tho" 👍 👍👌

I wouldn’t spend money on water heater sight glass panel gaskets. Especially it those are about 6+ years old. All of mine usually fail at about 6-10 years from the water tank rusting through.

Thank you for the great video! I pulled the burner out, cleaned the crustiness off the thermocouple (it was pretty nasty), and reassembled. Lit up first time!

Great video. Good explanation. Thank you.

lot of people complaining still wont stay lit with new parts, CLEAN THE VENT!!!!!!

I'm on the 2nd thermocouple (pilot assembly) after returning the first one because I thought the issue could have been the resistor on the thermocouple. Still the same issue. It turns on, but it doesnt stay lit for more than several minutes. What could be the issue?

saved me from buying both a new $900 water heater & a new $250 boiler with this $36 thermocoupler!

Another great video! Thanks Brian!

Can you replace a thermocouple that has a TCO with a universal thermocouple? TIA

pretty good life out of that water heater i replaced our thermocouple twice over 18 years till heater started leaking and had to be replaced i bet they charge a lot more for that part then the cheap universal thermocouple . my new water heater has all electronic ignition i be that will be expensive to repair if it goes bad

Thanks for making this video i just had to do this and my water heater never worked better thank you.

At the 8:53 mark there is a silver round dis between two white, thin wires on the part. What is this disc (it has numbers on it)? It looks like the equivalent of a fuse. If that disc is out, am I correct to assume I need an entire new burner assembly? I have a GS 650 YBRT unit... it's old, but has been great. Thanks in advance... pretty sure I can handle this after learning from your video.

New pilot light assembly and now the pilot won’t stay lit at all can’t even fire up main burner

Thankyou very much i benn having same problem in my case. I only had to clean a little with a paper sand. And works j

Boy, I could of used this video about 6 month ago. Good educational video.

Will your kit work for A.O.Smith ProMax GCV 40 100? Thanks,

How long would the it take for the pilot to go out? I have the same issue where my pilot will light but doesn't stay on for more then 20-30mins

can the ignitor be replaced? mine keeps getting stuck :(

Where do you ordered the parts for it ?? Thank you

Thanks for the tips Brian! Very detailed video and glad that I do not have to tackle that job!

Apparently lots of things can cause this. Mine (5 year old Rheem Platinum Plus) was beat up by dust in the filter on the underside of the unit. I couldn't get a brush in there but I blew it out with a compressed air nozzle. Wouldn't stay lit for an hour before; it has been three days so far. The smart way to go is to do everything that is kinda easy right off the bat. Who knows... maybe it will need two or three of those... easiest things (for you) first.

Make sure you buy your pilot assembly from a local plumbing supply, or an online legit plumbing suppling supply house. I bought a cheap one on Amazon, for 1/3 the price. It only lasted 7 months. I had to do this all over again. Certainly not worth the savings, since it caused me a lot of grief and aggravation. Lost another couple days of hot water in the process. This always happens on the weekend.

I bought this water heater ru-vid.comUgkx8G49mV71sAzUl9shXyLW-r3XgHH9EVh1 for use in my bus conversion. I installed it under my kitchen sink and it is fed by a high efficiency on-demand LP water heater. It is both a backup hot water source as well as a water saving device since we have hot water on demand rather than having to wait for the gas on demand water heater to finish its ignition cycle. I decided on this water heater due to the fact that it only draws 1300watts when it's ON instead of the 1500 watts that most Water heaters this size draw. In an RV a couple hundred watts can be a big deal. With very low standby losses, I don't have to worry about excessive power consumption. When propane is not available for our gas water heater, in conjunction with our low flow shower head there is enough hot water available to shower, albeit we won't be taking "hotel showers." Also very happy with the recovery rate of this water heater. Granted, it is quite small, but it does exactly what we need it to do.

I have the same issue the same water heater but I just can’t find the parts

Good job I have the same problem going to order the part

So I have a 50gal AOSmith same circa as in your video. Pilot light went out. Tried to re-ignite it but it won't stay lit. Multimeter gave me 27.6milivolts. Took entire assembly out, cleaned EVERYTHING, re-installed and it fired up but hours later went out again. Not sure what the problem could be. Still believe thermocouple is the problem, but could it be the gas valve?

why not clean the vent while u at it?????

Just paid an HVAC mechanical company $120 to come to my house and just cleaned the thermocouple and it started working again. The Hotwater unit I bought from them three years earlier and feel it should have been under warranty. Next time I’ll do it myself.

My pilot wouldn't stay lit, So I removed the ECO sensor and inserted a piece of copper in the gap. Then I reinserted the coupling coil and then low and behold we have action, Pilot stays lit Burners ignited and we have hot water. It even cuts off when hot and self ignites when cold like normal. Thanks

Good video; detailed,informative and straightforward and to the point.

This video is extremely helpful, I have been having to go to my basement way more frequently than I have ever had to in the past and was wondering why, now it makes sense. My heater has a non flammable blanket wrapped and taped in place so I can’t see or find my WH information. On a side note when I open my outside cover there is just a rectangular hole there. That face plate assembly where the tubes and gasket pass through and affix to is not present. I’m not sure if the previous owners removed it because they had to keep turning the pilot light back on or if this particular model never came with one. The house was built in 2003 and this is the original water heater.

Our water heater pilot wouldn't stay lit. I did all the removal you described, took the feed line at the piezo point and couldn't keep it lit manually. I deduced a clogged capillary tube. I cleaned it out with a used guitar E string (.010 inch diameter). Pushed out a micro venturi I was surprised to see. Replaced the venturi and the capillary tube to the igniter and put it all back together. That was a year or so ago. Cost me my time. You had a completely different problem and solved it like a pro. Just thought I'd share. From a retired Chem Engineer aka "plumber"

So how do you do this job on Christmas Eve and day? Well what I found on my friends mobile home with the water heater access by door in back facing the evil neighbor was that the thermal coupler was crushed in one spot like someone took some vice grips to the tube. Was not sure if that really was the problem since the pilot light would say on but would blow out when the burner would turn on with a bloof. Took everything out and cleaned everything and this is when I found the crimp in the thermo line. Really should have asked Santa for this thermocouple before the Holidays. I straightened out the crimp as best I could and reassembled. Everything appears to be working as it should. So much for the Grinch's attempt to steal Christmas.

Our Bradford heaters kept going out in high heat (they are in the attic which is normal in TX). My installer said the new regulations have a 3rd safety mechanism where if it thinks it's over a certain temp it shuts off. When it gets over 100 degrees in TX that happens all the time. I hear there is a way to bypass it but not sure yet. I would never buy another Bradford.

Great video!! I did everything as stated and this actually isn’t my first time replacing the pilot assembly but it’s still not staying lit. It’ll stay like for 5 mins and then go out and then stays lit for even less. Could it be a faulty thermocouple and I should just get another assembly? I can’t think of any other issues….. Thanks

Well, half the battle is done. At least I know what may be the reason my pilot light won't stay on. I don't think I'll do it. I let a pro do it, pay the bucks but at least I'll feel more secure. Gas is spooky to me plus I'm all thumbs. Thank you sir.

And there it is. Exactly the same problem I have on exactly the same model. Did their engineering plan to make money off this failure?

This was an excellent video and confirmed to me that I will call a plumber. Its probably 125 degrees in my attic and that's enough to get on my nerves right there.

Excellent video very clear 👌 can you please share the part number, I'm planning to replace mine on a national gas water heater, I'll appreciate your response, thanks.

Nice instructional video! On my Reliance heater that inner door gasket costs $35! Is there a cheaper alternative available that you know of? Thanks.

Thank you so much for the very clear and detailed video of how to fix the pilot light on this model, however my little glass window got cracks ...so do I need to replace it too ? or just leave it there? And where to buy it ? Please help

I changed my thermocouple about a year ago and my pilot is starting go out again. Could it just be that its dirty again or something else? Thank u

OK, I just changed this part, but the flame goes out after I release the pilot button off. What is the problem?

Thanks for the awesome instructions I ordered the part and just installed but the pilot only lasts for about 3 mins on all settings a b and c. Any suggestions?

Nice video but my pilot won't stay on.....

What do you suggest when mine doesn't have that J part. Nothing. I dont know what stabilizes the burner.

Awsome. Video thanks however I did not find on the Al smith site a place where I cam look up a part number

Doing this for a friend. Model number? They glued on a insolation blanket. Well the lable is under there somewhere.

Great video. This helped so much and I saved a bunch of $$ doing this myself! No problems at all - took about 45 minutes. Ordered the new pilot assembly online from Supplies Depot, LLC for $76 plus shipping.

Did I luck out. This is the exact same water heater I have. Pilot light keeps going on. Great video tutorial.

It needs a pilot assembly that way you don't compromise the sealed combustion chamber.

Your video was very thorough and helpful. Just had to replace mine over the weekend in my water heater that was 16 years old.

you are excellent I have learned a lot from you as watching your video thank you to sharing your expertise,!!!

Hey there! Why cant you just use any universal thermocouple?

Where did you buy the pilot assembly? I have the same unit and mine won't stay lit.

Thank you perfect appreciate your video

When i turn the thermostat up the pilot goes out , what do you think ?

You made look easy buddy. Thx from Western Navajo Nation.

This video was perfect. I found a short in my pilot assembly. So just reading my manual, and the troubleshooting instructions, caused me to just purchase a pilot assembly, and a new igniter. Lo and behold, when I changed them out, I found that short.

just changed mine with this exact kit and I only got it to spark once. it wont spark anymore. please help me

so we just replace whole thingand nothing explain why?

I replaced the thermocouple exactly like this but now the pilot keeps cutting off again. What could make the pilot cut off if the thermocouple was already replaced?

Why can't you use the universal thermocouple?

I have the propane version of this water heater. The gas tube is left hand threaded. Thanks for the great video!

why are there 6 ads in this small video

not clear

Thank you very much. I going to order the thermo couple. I have the same issue. Thanks for the great video.

Also added allot of self tapping screws on the cover plate.

My pilot stays lit, but the burner never fires.

Grounded to gas pipe, really is a bad situation.

I like the park when you called the grommet a button

Hi the guy just leve unscrew the heater is that save?

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It was very helpful.

I exactly did what you showed in this video. In my case the pilot won’t ignite, so I manually ignited it with a lighter. The burner started working and then it shut down after few minutes. What could be the issue? Thanks in advance

Very nice detail to show video. Thanks

very helpful video..thanks

Fixed thanks to you! Thanks so much

Helpful , for new home owner , thanks

This helped me fix my hot water heater thank you!

Great video man thanks a lot

What does the copper wire vs silver wire do?

Can high winds affect this if so how

Nice detail thanks

Great video. From my experience checking for gas leaks it is better to use a squeeze bottle with the soapy water solution. That way the fluid goes on without any atomization(Air) in it and makes for detecting the smallest leak possible.

Saved me a lot of headache and $$$. Thank you!

Excellent 👌🏼