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    mberto Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 19, 2013, 03:14 PM
    Water heater pilot lite
    I have lit the pilot on my water heater 3 days in a row, it keeps going out,it stays lit a while then I find it out again. What could it be?
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    Aug 19, 2013, 04:18 PM
    Hi Mberto

    It sounds like the thermocouple needs to be replaced. Go to YouTube and type in "replace water heater thermocouple"... pretty easy job for most people!

    Mark
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