Gas Water Heater lights for while then burns out!

Posted by Johnny on March 27, 1999 at 22:47:29:
My 3 year old gas water heater was working well til today. For some reason the pilot went out, so I proceeded to light it up again, and sure enough it lights and stays lit. Then I set the temp, and the heater starts working well for a couple of minutes. After that it starts to lose flame, making a whooshing noise, to finally burn out. So then I turn the pilot on again, it lights and stays lit, set the temperature, it starts working, and AGAIN, after a while it burns out. I notice that if I bang the heater a bit it continues to burn. Conclusion: Keep on banging it'll keep on burnin', I've tried to convince my wife to do the banging while I take a shower, but well she's just not up to it, and our dog Rover, has not been taught that trick yet. Any volunteers, Johnny

Posted by Johnny on March 27, 1999 at 22:47:29:

My 3 year old gas water heater was working well til today.
For some reason the pilot went out, so I proceeded to light
it up again, and sure enough it lights and stays lit. Then
I set the temp, and the heater starts working well for a couple
of minutes. After that it starts to lose flame, making a
whooshing noise, to finally burn out. So then I turn the
pilot on again, it lights and stays lit, set the temperature,
it starts working, and AGAIN, after a while it burns out. I
notice that if I bang the heater a bit it continues to burn.
Conclusion: Keep on banging it'll keep on burnin', I've
tried to convince my wife to do the banging while I take a
shower, but well she's just not up to it, and our dog Rover, has
not been taught that trick yet.

Any volunteers,

Johnny

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Re: Gas Water Heater lights for while then burns out! Lou 13:12:10 3/28/99(0)