Lighting A Rheem Water Heater Pilot

How long has this been going on.

Lighting a rheem water heater pilot.

I can but can t find the manual. Rheem water heater pilot not lighting piezo igniter style water heater went out last week and is 6 months outside of the 6 year manufacturer s warranty. I have a rheem rtg 95lxn. It s a small blue flame that burns petroleum gas to produce heat.

Do you plan on doing the work yourself. Tankless rheem water heater pilot light is out. Use my amazon link to shop. The pilot light is the heart of your water heater.

It s free for you to use and amazon pays a small commission https amzn to 33i9exy in this vid. Rheem water heater pilots need to be manually lit using the piezo ignitor striker built into the water heater. A faulty thermocouple or malfunction of the gas valve could be the culprit but the problem may be as simple as a draft coming from a crack in the wall or under the door. And how severe is the problem.

If you don t have any hot water the first thing you should do is check to see if the pilot light on your rheem water heater has gone out. I have the two doors off and see the pilot light indicator out. Although a blocked gas line is one reason why the pilot light on a rheem water heater won t light or stay lit there are other reasons as well some easier to correct than others. Without this flame there would be no heat and thus no warm water.

Didn t see any leaks like the old one that failed prior decided to do some basic troubleshooting and figured out the components to try to fiddle with. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.