Rheem water heater, fire goes out

alarmman Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Jul 20, 2009, 02:52 PM

Rheem water heater, fire goes out

Rheem 40gal. 12yrs old ,evac. Sys, fire comes on for few sec. then goes out Thanks

hvac1000 Posts: 14,540, Reputation: 435

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Jul 21, 2009, 04:00 AM

Could be the gas valve ECO which means you will be replacing the valve.

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