The pilot light will light when I hold down the igniter button but as soon as I let go the pilot light goes out.

My water heater the pilot lights I hold button for a long time but the pilot still goes out trying to figure out what is wrong

We just moved into a new apartment. The water heater is not extremely old (12 years old). The water heater stopped working a few days ago. We tried to light the pilot light, which worked --but than went off after releasing the overide button. We purchased a new thermocouple, but we are experiencing...

I am trying to light the pilot light on my older Maytag dryer. I cannot find any button to push while lighting the light area. All I see are screws, and electrical wire connections. The dryer does not heat and I assume that it is old enough to have a pilot that needs lighting. Thanks

I just received my vent-free Peterson gas log unit. When I ignite the pilot I get a fairly powerful 4-5 inch flame. When I let go of the button the flame goes out immediately. I noticed that the thermocouple is not directly in line with the flame and is about 1 mm away from touching it. Two Times...