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    billydogg Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 8, 2012, 11:37 AM
    Hotwater heater won't stay lit
    I can get the pilot to light but when I try and turn the black knob to on the pilot light goes out
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    Nov 8, 2012, 12:12 PM
    How long are you waiting before you switch it to on... perhaps the thrermocouple hasn't gotten hot enough before you turn the knob.
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    Nov 8, 2012, 03:58 PM
    With Smoothy at this point, 5-10 seconds at least for most thermocouples to heat up enough to hold the valve open.Could even be a bad thermocouple which can be replaced for under $5
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