American Standard Water Heater Pilot Light

In this video i will show you how to light a water heater with an electronic pilot.

American standard water heater pilot light.

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Congratulations on the purchase of your new american standard water heater. The information in our operation manuals must be followed exactly for your safety. The pilot valve is open whenever there is a flame present on the thermocouple. When there is a call for heat the main valve opens which sends gas to the burners.

Make sure bottom dial is on pilot lighting. If the pilot doesn t relight if it goes out right after lighting or if the pilot light keeps going out by far the most common cause is a bad thermocouple. When the water heater pilot light goes out first try relighting it following the directions on the water heater label. The water heater pilot light is a small flame that ignites the gas burner on your water heater.

American standard waterheaters recognized throughout the world. If the thermocouple is bad the pilot will not stay lit because the internal pilot valve will close. Without it the water heater won t be able to maintain internal temperatures allowing the water to cool off. Please be sure to read all instructions carefully.

Pilot light issues are some of the most common problems experienced with gas water heaters. The pilot light in your hot water heater does more than simply ignite the gas. Turn top dial to pilot mode. American standard water heaters operation manuals.