I'm Lighting the pilot to my gas water heater (Oy Vey!)

[wisdom777ification]

do you want me to bring the flame??? :)

[SkullyHippie]

You're supposed to turn the heat back up...

[morgan7csundin13]

You should always use matches when lighting a pilot, i work in the trade

and a guy i work with had his lighter explode in his hand while lighting a

residential water heater just like that.

[vintgeaeagle1]

thanks for showing me, a single woman i can do it too! GOD BLESS

[Yung7p]

I'd hit that :D

[rawhi2006]

need new coper thing from home depot f coast 7.97

[SirenaDiosa]

THAAAAANK YOUUU! I just did mines today after watching your video, The same as u I was trying to light something else jajaja, but now is on, thanks a lot, u help a girl in urgent help lol, =) ♥Sirena♥

[dmiller531]

Just wondering what brand this is? Where I work we test light every single one...... Five every min.

[Cyrious]

I just did mine for the first time YEAH for the longest I did not know the gas valve was off though.

[FlyRobDog]

hey there! good video! i also made a video on how to light your water heater pilot light..

check it out, its in my profile

oy vey! hahaha..funny

[txmexcan]

Wow, ur brave! And smart. And gorgeous. Probably best to call a professional to check it out, but u did well. Better yet, call me, I'll be glad to help you!! Great job!!

[Zemfira25]

Tee hee, thank you :)

[alexgbn]

I totally give you thumbs up. I mean, I don't think I know any girl or woman that would be brave enough to even attempt to do what you did. You are one brave girl, Baby. One exceptional, special girl. Please keep that valve and ask the guy from gas company to install it. The installation is free. All he needed is to have that part. Otherwise he would have had to sell his part and that is what would have made the whole thing be expensive.

[heyjkuhl]

I must have done that 100 times! Luckily ours has an igniter button so we don't have to deal with open flame. My husband says we need a new part, and what javadude said sounds familiar.

[Jannabelle126]

oh I am so scared of pilot lights!! I am such a baby!!! :)

[bohogirl1]

you're my hero! i have a very hard time understanding instructions as does my husband.

[javadude54]

When all else fails... read the directions!

A newer water may use less gas because it may not have a pilot light that runs all the time and would probably have better insulation. If your water heater is cutting off you might have a problem with the thermocouple.

The thermocouple is what has to heat up before you release the button on the pilot light. It only allows gas to enter the system when it's hot. If it's defective it will shut off the flow of gas. Definitely get that checked out.

[Zemfira25]

Thanks Javadude!! I'll definately call the gas company 1st thing tomorrow morning...I don't like messing with anything that has to do with gas; plus I hate cold water!!

[javadude54]

This is absolutely something a trained professional should mess with. Too dangerous if anything goes wrong. I suggest asking the person who comes out about your options regarding replacing the heater. Water heaters have a finite lifespan, like most things, and replacing a worn out one can be safer and more cost efficient.

And a new one may not have a pilot light! Many new ones use a piezoelectric spark instead.