Gas water heater pilot lit burner won

tcoff Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Aug 25, 2012, 09:43 AM

Gas water heater pilot lit burner won

Whirlpool gas water heater 1 yr old. Pilot lit but burner won't ignite any ideas?

massplumber2008 Posts: 12,832, Reputation: 1212

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Aug 25, 2012, 01:02 PM

Hi Tcoff

Turn the thermostat up to start... see if that gets things going.

Mark

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