Posted 2010-11-01 5:51 PM (#126528) Subject: Water heater will not stay alight
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Posts: 17
Location: Naples FL
Our gas water heater which we have to light manually will not stay alight, the pilot lights okay and it also burns for a while but then it turns off including the pilot, should"nt the pilot stay alight even if the burner shuts off?
Posted 2010-11-02 8:25 AM (#126549 - in reply to #126528) Subject: RE: Water heater will not stay alight
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Posts: 346
some suburban propane heaters will not they go off and re-ignite when needed. others i have really no idea about for sure. i think some atwoods stay on???
Posted 2010-11-02 9:36 AM (#126557 - in reply to #126528) Subject: RE: Water heater will not stay alight
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Posts: 714
Location: Minnesota
I agree with Tresvolte. I had one do the same thing on a previous trailer. Took about 10 minutes to replace, but the thermocoupler will probably be around $30.