2002sheds
Member
Hi All,
We have a 4 year old Whirlpool water heater that is stumping me... when I increase the water temperature, the pilot goes out. Now, after reducing the water temperature, I have the heater is constantly heating water and a slight flow is coming from the pressure relief valve at all times, even after flipping the pressure relief valve open (and then shut) to maybe release something stuck in the valve (a guess, I know)...
The most immediate situation is the constant "on" status of the heater and the resulting constant flow of water. My best troubleshooting guess is to replace the pressure relief valve... does this sound like the place to start? It's not very old, but do they sometimes fail even when fairly new? Or should I be looking for something else...?
Thanks,
David
We have a 4 year old Whirlpool water heater that is stumping me... when I increase the water temperature, the pilot goes out. Now, after reducing the water temperature, I have the heater is constantly heating water and a slight flow is coming from the pressure relief valve at all times, even after flipping the pressure relief valve open (and then shut) to maybe release something stuck in the valve (a guess, I know)...
The most immediate situation is the constant "on" status of the heater and the resulting constant flow of water. My best troubleshooting guess is to replace the pressure relief valve... does this sound like the place to start? It's not very old, but do they sometimes fail even when fairly new? Or should I be looking for something else...?
Thanks,
David