vrooje
Mar 25, 2007, 12:28 AM
Hi,
My water heater's pilot light keeps going out. When I re-light it, the thermal couple is in the flame (which is blue), and after I release the valve, the light stays on. Then, if I turn the thermostat up to temperature so that the water starts heating, I eventually start to hear what sound like little pops and sizzles. If I then remove the cover and look into the flame area, I can occasionally see water droplets falling. The flame eventually shuts off and the pilot light is off again, but this happens before the water tank is fully heated.
From reading other posts here, I think I may have an overflowing drip loop, but I'm not sure -- and I'm also not quite sure how to fix it. There is a spigot right above the thermostat area that is the only thing obviously (well, obviously to me) meant to drain water, but for all I know that could be meant to drain the main tank.
If this is a drip loop issue, should I try to clear it myself or should I call a pro? If it's not, is there something else I should be looking at?
My water heater's pilot light keeps going out. When I re-light it, the thermal couple is in the flame (which is blue), and after I release the valve, the light stays on. Then, if I turn the thermostat up to temperature so that the water starts heating, I eventually start to hear what sound like little pops and sizzles. If I then remove the cover and look into the flame area, I can occasionally see water droplets falling. The flame eventually shuts off and the pilot light is off again, but this happens before the water tank is fully heated.
From reading other posts here, I think I may have an overflowing drip loop, but I'm not sure -- and I'm also not quite sure how to fix it. There is a spigot right above the thermostat area that is the only thing obviously (well, obviously to me) meant to drain water, but for all I know that could be meant to drain the main tank.
If this is a drip loop issue, should I try to clear it myself or should I call a pro? If it's not, is there something else I should be looking at?