I've got two 11 year old Whirlpool Natural Gas water heaters that have both started exhibiting the same problem within a couple of months of each other.
The pilot lights have been going out. When I relight them, there's some orange in the flame. One of these units has stayed lit, after resetting it but the other seems to be going out, every other day. I've got limited troubleshooting capabilities but I assume I should be looking at a cleaning at the very least and possibly a replacement of the thermopile and maybe even the pilot.
I have the model number, serial number and product number for both units but I have not been able to verify that the parts I'm looking at are compatible.
Can someone direct me to a resource were I can check compatibility?
Whirlpool 50 gallon Model # N5OT61-403 Serial # 1114T459519 Product # 0733318
Whirlpool 40 gallon Model # N40T61-343 Serial # 1123T452063 Product # 0733317
In the meantime, am I on the right path? Should I be considering more of a "repair kit" than just these couple of parts? Am I not finding compatibility because these are generally universal?
Any advice would be appreciated.
The pilot lights have been going out. When I relight them, there's some orange in the flame. One of these units has stayed lit, after resetting it but the other seems to be going out, every other day. I've got limited troubleshooting capabilities but I assume I should be looking at a cleaning at the very least and possibly a replacement of the thermopile and maybe even the pilot.
I have the model number, serial number and product number for both units but I have not been able to verify that the parts I'm looking at are compatible.
Can someone direct me to a resource were I can check compatibility?
Whirlpool 50 gallon Model # N5OT61-403 Serial # 1114T459519 Product # 0733318
Whirlpool 40 gallon Model # N40T61-343 Serial # 1123T452063 Product # 0733317
In the meantime, am I on the right path? Should I be considering more of a "repair kit" than just these couple of parts? Am I not finding compatibility because these are generally universal?
Any advice would be appreciated.
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