No Hot Water: Water Heater Troubleshooting
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- How to diagnose and repair a faulty atmospherically-vented, gas-fired water heater. Common problems and how to fix them.
Example tank is a John Wood 40 gallon: Model AV40N
Same tank as A.O. Smith 40 gallon: Model GCRL 40
Status Light Codes
Normal Flashes:
• 0 Flashes Indicates Control Off/Pilot Out.
• 1 Flash Indicates Normal Operation.
• A continuous light indicates that the gas control
valve/thermostat is shutting down.
Diagnostic Flashes:
If the water heater is not working, look for the following
diagnostic flashes after lighting the pilot.
2 Flashes Indicates Thermopile Voltage Low
4 Flashes Indicates Overheat Failure
5 Flashes Indicates Sensor Failure
7 Flashes Indicates Electronic Control Failure
8 Flashes See “Status Light and Diagnostic Code
Troubleshooting Chart.”
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I just paid a guy $59 for a guy to come and try to sell me a $3k replacement job. I tried troubleshooting the thermopile isolated and then the thru the switch. The guy that came out never tried to troubleshoot anything or tell me or try to check the reset on the switch‼️ 2min into this video, I now have hot water and a happy wife, and saved a lot of money on a unnecessary purchase. THANK YOU‼️
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Come home late night and No Hot Water. I immediately came to RUclips and found your wonderful video. Thank you for bestowing your knowledge to the little people. You saved me a lot of money, if I could I'd buy you a beer.
Glad the video was helpful. Thanks and take care!
Pros DIY what if my pilot isn’t sparking?
Maybe we can all chip in and have a zoom chat beverage time break.
So what was the problem ?
@@youngmingo103 I had the same problem. It was sparking, just hard to see.
Don't forget it wasn't that long ago that you needed to call someone out for help, but nowadays there are guys like Pat around who share their expertise with us. This video is the absolute perfect step by step checklist to ascertain _exactly_ what's wrong with your gas water heater. When it's boiled down to essentials it might not sound like much, but there's many years of troubleshooting and repairing very neatly sewn into every sentence, and it takes another person with years of experience to fully appreciate what's being offered for free. On top of all that it's so clear & concise on what to do and how to do it, that it's easily understandable to a layman, home-owner or Do-It-Yourself-er. Great video mate.
Wow! Thank you so much for the kind words! One of the nicest comments I've ever received. Thank you Tyler. All the best!
@Pros DIY. Thank you!
Thank you. First time home owner with no experience! These videos have saved me lots of money that I don't have 😊
Growing up without a dad, then becoming a homeowner, I'm so thankful for RUclips videos. Came home to no hot water and found the issue at 1:48 of this video
I was able to fix my water heater quickly, instead of having to call and pay a repairman to come over in the middle of this COVID-19 pandemic. I am so thankful for your video.
I have problem before it's only hot water I had 2 days after the hot water problem resolved now I have hot water problem
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First off, I taught college Math for 42 years and can really appreciate a well prepared presentation. You get A+ in my book on so many levels. Not sure what you do for a living but you would make one helluva of a great teacher. Thank you, Thank you, a 1000 factorial Thank yous for your contribution to all of us. I was wandering in the dark for days; Pilot Assemblies, Thermopiles, 560 millivolts, Gas Control Valves,...until I stumbled upon you and your excellent. And I too would buy you a beer, no maybe a fine cognac would be more appropriate. Something more elegant like your videos. Bravo.
Thank you Babo for the kind words! Take care!
Came home from work yesterday after a long day and was told there's no hot water. OMG, it's frustrated! Went through so many videos on RUclips but no one video mentioned about to check the thermo switch. Your video is very, very helpful! Thanks for taking the time to explain all the steps! 💯
Glad it helped!
You are awesome! Been fighting this thing for hours. I knew I should've checked RUclips sooner. I love when actual professionals are comfortable with sharing info like this to try and save the consumers some money. My family thanks you!
I like that your videos get right down to business with no music or long intro. I didn't come here for entertainment. I came for your knowledge! I appreciate the way you convey information efficiently and effectively. You've also saved me money! Thanks!
I really want to thank you for this video, we are on a fixed income and having a water heater replaced is something we just can’t afford now, but after watching this video it helped solve our problem and our water heater is now working. Thank you so much this saved us a lot of money and for that I’m extremely grateful.
Awesome! I'm glad the video was helpful and saved you some money. Cheers!
1:45 this is incredible!
We haven't had hot water for nearly a week. I've relit the pilot a few times in the past, but this time it just wouldn't work. Sparker is fine and lights the pilot no problem, but as soon as I let go of the knob the flame dies.
I've watched all kinds of videos online, talked to people, and prayed hard. Yours is the first video I've come across that explains the button that gets tripped. I pushed it and all my problems were solved.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thanks for the video. My termal switch was triped. I vacuumed filter and around the tank, lid and now it's working. You saved me $300-400 today. Thanks again
Excellent professional guidance! Here is another tip. If the water heater pilot light is not igniting, it may be the spark is not strong enough. There is a wire coming from the igniter. Disconnect this wire and spray contact cleaner on it and reconnect it. Then turn the dial to pilot. Wait at least 5 minutes. While the dial is pointing to pilot, press and hold the dial, and click the igniter every 10 seconds until you hear a subtle dull pop (which is an indication the pilot is lit). Keep holding the dial in and keep clicking every 15 seconds until you see the light start flashing every 3 seconds or so. If not lit within 2 minutes, stop and try again after 15 minutes.
Makes me smile - comments from years ago, comments from five days ago. 1.5M views. Not bad! No uncooperative water heater is safe from this guy. I have a feeling my uncooperative has died of old age, but at least when the plumber comes to do the replacement I will be armed with questions and my own, well informed, trouble shooting review. Thanks so much, Pat.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Omg you saved my life. ITS SNOWING 🌨 I fixed it. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Your video saved me $2300. A plumber tired to sell me a water tank when all I had to do was reset the pilot
What a scumbag
I couldn’t get the pilot to stay on and had no status codes.
All I had to do was press that switch and viola, the pilot stayed on and the unit is blinking like it’s supposed to! Thanks man. From the bottom of my heart thanks! I’m dead broke right now and you just saved me some serious cash. Some dishonest plumber may have told me to replace the water heater, and that’s a lot of cash.
Man, you are a lifesaver. Followed the steps and my switch thing needed to be reset. After pushing it, I got the status flash and my pilot lit right up. Home has hot water again!! Much appreciated my man.
How long did you have to wait for the water to heat up again
@@cb7ronnie1 A few minutes, then it was ready.
@@Teejaye1100 thank you it all worked out and now i have hot water.
@@cb7ronnie1 Good deal, I’m glad you’re good to go.
Thank you sir. I’m a new homeowner and I didn’t really learn how to be handy when young. You’ve helped me be an independent woman
Thanks for sharing your knowledge on basic system diagnosis - Resettable Thermostat, Restart Pilot Lamp and lastly decode the flashing light frequency
Looks like I’m taking cold showers until my next paycheck 😂
It happens to all of us sometimes.
Lmaoooo sammmme
Just heat some water up
Ugh same my stupid water won’t heat and it’s been 6 days since I haven’t showed 🙄
It lit but my water still not getting hot
Thanks! My landlord is in LA, I live in British Columbia and didn’t want to call them because I had no hot water. This video made it super simple to fix! Thanks so much! Now I know for the future.
I am a senior women and this help a lot. I saved a lot of money. Thanks.
You just saved me, I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH $$$. Lately It’s been HOT🥵, taking a cool shower feels quite nice. But after several days of taking cool showers, I began to notice my kitchen sink water wasn’t getting hot. I was fearful of even looking at the hot water heater, much less touching it.😬 Thankfully🙏🏻 I came across your video, and YOU walked me through it. For whatever reason, the pilot light had gone out. But it’s lite, and I know once it’s had time, I’ll have hot water again. THANKS SO MUCH!
Glad the video was helpful. Take care!
Thank you for this video, My water is not hot and I needed to know what to do before I call someone. I don't fear too much in life, but my biggest fear is that I will be ripped off by a repair person, so having this knowledge helps me have the confidence to attempt fix the problem. And if I need to call a repair person I will know what they are doing. Once again, thank you.
🏆 Thank you. For the first time in my life, i just followed your instructions and relit my own hot water heater pilot light 🔥. You helped save money for me and my family. Thanks
Thanks I was able to troubleshoot my water heater. Ordered the parts and replaced the part and successfully fix the water heater. Total cost about $40.
Thanks very much!!!
Helped me save my cousin from getting ROBBED A 3rd time. Thank you for your time to create and share this video on the water heater. Literally saved my cousin the thousands they INSISTED on she needed an entire new water heater. When all we needed to do was vacuum, empty as recommended per manufacturer, refill and had her savings remain hers and NOT the "Scamming & Lyin SoCalled family". I appreciate your work and will include your youtube channel on my end of year APPRECIATION DONATION LIST.
Glad the video was helpful. Thanks Tracey!
OMG, SO THANKFUL FOR THIS VIDEO😁😂🤣😎❣ AO auto strike gas Heater was out. No lights flashing at all. It's under warranty, couldn't get "mfgr" to call me back. Called ex-hubby🙄 He tried and tried to relight it, no go. We'd googled several videos but nothing about "no light at all issues"....
Suddenly YOUR video came up... was about to close when you mentioned that thermocouple "reset button". Hmmmm kept listening. 😳🤔
We listened, went back to water heater, did push that button, tried to relight.... and SHE CAME BACK ON PERFECTLY! YEA!!!! Thank you SO MUCH! Saved by you & Jesus🙏👍👏👊🤝 WooHoo (Happy Dance) from Oklahoma's Godmother 🤗😘😍🙏👱♀️
Thank you for this very thorough and easy to follow instructional video. I was able to get my hot water back up and working again very easily and quickly thanks to your help!!! My whole family thanks you!!! We have a very large and always busy household! Keep on doing what you’re doing!!!
Thanks for the positive feedback Stephanie! Glad you were able to get your water heater working. Cheers!
Man, I owe you a lot. I was waiting for the last 36 hrs with no hot water but your video helped me to fix that, so I don't have to wait for those crooks to come on Monday as they promised
Glad the video was helpful and saved you some money! Cheers!
Hi Pat, I just wanted to say thank you so much. My father had a plumber come in and said we needed to replace our tank for 3000.00. I followed your steps and we now have hot water and my family is happy.
hello!!! I just want to say Thank you.
I am Chilean but I live in Vancouver, boiling in my country is very different, it was very worrying for me not knowing how to use the one we have at home, we no longer had hot water and we did not know what to do, my roommate looked for and read the complete manual and We weren't able to fix it, I went to RUclips just in case a response appeared and poof your video magically appeared to save us, now we have hot water and we already know how to use our boiler
thank you so much for your video 💕
Wow, impressive! I love not having to call anybody - I just come straight here to get the real deal. Thanks Pros DIY!
BEST VIDEO bar none / no useless gibber jabber we all want to listen when this man speaks it was most useful THANK YOU
Thanks for the great video Pat. We Rheem Guardian System Fury Gas Water Heater (EverKleen Self Cleaning Water Heater) Model 22V50F1 50 Gallons using 38,000 BTHU. The heat gauge was set to almost High for heat and the broiler was in full high, yet the water was just lukewarm. I was watching this video to see what was wrong, and I noticed it was not dirty, as this tank has nothing to clean, it does not have a indicate control either, so no codes and it was made in May 2007 (maybe that is why it has no indication controller). I turned the red water temp gauge from HOT to one notch before the WARM (the white line) and now it seems to be making hot water.
Thank you The Power Of Your Voice Podcast! It sounds like it could be a damaged dip tube. The dip tube is a tube that is extends inside the cold water supply of the water heater. It directs the cold water to the bottom of the tank and the hot water is taken off the top. If this tube is damaged, the cold water will mix with the hot water towards the top of the tank. This will give you a shortage of hot water or lukewarm water. Do you find your hot water doesn't last long?
Thank you so much for this! As a brand new homeowner I was worried I'd be calling out a plumber (at post 6pm Friday evening prices, eek!) because I couldn't get the pilot light to stay on. I didn't know about the thermoswitch inside the panel (1:50)! Now I'm just waiting for the water to heat so that I can have a nice relaxing shower. You probably saved me a small fortune and a professional plumber his Friday evening. :)
Thanks again for teaching and showing me step by step now I have hot water again 💯👍
Thank you so much for this video. I was able to get my water heater back on which saved me so much money. I had a company come out and wanted to charge me over $2k for a new one and installation. They didn’t do what you showed in this video
Just moved into our new apartment...my wife goes to take a shower after me taking 1 the previous day...no hot water...watched this video and we've now got hot water...@1:50 was Our problem! Thanks so much!!
Thank you for getting to the cause and fixes, without telling me how the weather was yesterday. I love your efficiency with instructions. This helped me tremendously. Once again thank you
You made this so simple and straight to the point...if everyone appreciated that i think the world would be a little better all the way around...thank you sir
Doing dishes one day, and no hot water. YT it was, and yours was the second one I clicked on. (First one had a lot of extraneous talking). Was able to fix my problem. Fortunately for me, it was just re-igniting the pilot. I was super lucky to not have to do follow up steps, but it's nice to know what to look for and what the next steps were. Saved me a good chunk of change. You get a like, a follow, and a good recommendation anyone I know has any issues. Much appreaciated!
Thanks, saved my day! For my unit, I just turned the knob to "Pilot" and pressed the igniter a couple of times, once it got ignited, I moved the knob back to the "A" position and it started working.
thx man my family is praising me a lot 😊
Oh my God thank you so much because of you, we have hot water in negative temperatures and I didn’t have to call anyone at 11o’clock at night so grateful!!!!
Glad the video was helpful. Cheers!
Thanks for the post. I got mine restarted after leaving it off for 10 minutes. I have a Rheem, and it took a while for the pilot light to stay lit while I adjusted the temperature control setting. So far, so good, I'll know that all is good in the morning if I have hot water.
I wish I had seen this video 2 weeks ago. I might not have needed to replace my water heater. I am keeping this video for future reference. Thanks for your professionalism and help.
Thanks. From watching your video I did what a technician from Roto Ruder didn't. I fixed my Mother Father's water heater just by following what you showed in the video. Bad technician! Bad technician!$$$$$
You are an absolute lifesaver! I was able to reboot/recycle my water heater after discovering the pilot light out, and now I'm back to having hot water (and saving what would probably have been a $300 emergency call since my wife would have killed me if we didn't get hot water back).
Can I send you a check?? 😉👍
You help young growing plumbers everywhere. I really only have messed with electric on new construction apartments. This helped me learn a lot. Thank you
Tks. Followed your instructions the water tank is now working & saved a house call.
Thank you, my wife had my 2 babies in the bath and there’s no one open and honestly don’t have the money to pay a repair guy. You saved me with this one 🙏
Great video, now I can go tell my wife "of course I know how to fix a water heater issue". Thanks!
Thanks for this tutorial! I was able to reset my water heater and save approximately $200.00 for a plumbers service call. Very, very much appreciated!
I totally forgot about the reset button on that lil switch at the bottom . Worked right away after I pushed that . Thanks
So thankful for your videos! Woke up Saturday morning to no hot water, immediate thought was bad thermocouple (thermopile in this case, also something new I learned), but it was lack of combustible air that caused the thermal switch to pop. Reset the switch, vacuumed the dog hair, all set. Thank you!
Thank you so much!! All this this time we could have hot water. We all thought it was because of the utility company cutting off supply for some kind of maintenance. Turns out the pilot was out. Finally have hot water after 1 week of cold shower. You're a life saver!!
Excellent video, i was able to jumpstart my water heater, called for a maintenance check, just to be safe. Thank you!!!
Thanks for this video. My gf just moved into a new home and the pilot was off. I had it set to pilot but wasn't pushing it in to let the gas flow. Now we're good :)
My water heater just lost the fire.. I worried and don’t know what to do until see your video..thank you so much
Thank you!!! I was about to quit 😭😭😭😭but I kept trying and 💥 hot water heater is running again!!! Ty for your service I really Appreciate it 😂😂😂😂😂❤
I had things stored to close to the vents and I had to reset it. I’m redoing my basement and moved stuff to one half of the basement and basically smothered the heater. All clear and breathing easy now👍🏽
Thanks a lot for the tips.
This helped us out! First Key Homes would have charged us $250 to come out for a 2 minute fix. Thank you!
Wow! Loved your video! Short, to the point and easy to understand, even for a novice. You covered EVERYTHING! I didn't even learn this much being trained as a Maintenance Technician. You showed the basics, and then some! And ALSO some tricks I never heard of! You're awesome dude!
This video was very helpful 100%,,I just press and hold pilot bottom for 1 mnt +ignition bottom clicks few times and done, exactly how he said thanks so much for sharing your knowledge,
God bless you 👍
Very helpful video! No hot water this morning, my pilot is out, my stove will barely light. That’s strange...so no gas supply. Check my propane meter...empty. Little did I know my pool heater burns 4 gallons of propane every hour to heat my pool. First time owning a pool, lesson learned.
Glad the video was helpful. Thanks for the feedback! Cheers!
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
After a long holiday I go take a shower and no hot water. Went to my trusty Home Improvement 1-2-3 book but no help. Half way into your video you gave me the answer on how to trouble shoot.
You are a life saver. No one has ever told me of the breaker switch on the thermocouple. My daughters think I am a hero. Naaaa I have to give credit where credit is due.
Hit the LIKE BUTTON and now am a subscriber.
Thank you for your video, I got my boiler working again, with zero knowledge that I had 😂
Fixed my water heater thanks to this! The pilot light was out
This helped and avoided a big overpayment for a plumber.
Thank you! Just saved me a $240 visit. Thermopile reset did the job.
Thank you so much! You helped my grandma!
Excellent video. Showed me parts of my water heater I've never noticed.
Great video,i was taking a shower tonight and the water felt kinda so so so i went and checked and sure enough i have a error code,my water heater is 9 years old so it still has life left in it, I'm getting a error code 5 for a bad sensor but I'm gonna try to do some trouble shooting before buying stuff,thanks for this video, my heater looks a lot like this one so thats a big plus.
Thank you sir. Very helpful for a brand new homeowner with zero experience with boilers, etc
Thanks Roman! Congrats on your new home!
Did u get urs to work
Thank you. Gives me a good place to start to figure out what is wrong.
Bro, thanks for the save. Other tutorials DID NOT mention the reset switch.
You just saved my warm bath and a couple of $100. Thanks!
Thank you was just about to call a technician until I saw your thermal button reset, sorted!
Glad the video was helpful. Cheers!
Great demonstration in step by step problem solving. Now I have hot water again!!
Thanks James! Nice job on your repair!
Excellent video - Thank You For SHaring - My issue is no water coming TO the tank with no apparent reason for the issue.
This guys advice worked..first time every time
My basement has recent flooded(3-5") of water. I noticed that around the tray under the heater there is some moisture. Unfortunately, the guy who installed my water heater, its around 2 years old, he did not place it on bricks to elevate it. I'll try your method and hope I'm more successful.
Thank you. Great troubleshooting steps! Made me realize my new (4 years old) WH does not have a thermopile switch that I can access, so that's something to look for when you're buying a new one. BTW mine came back on after a simple re-spark.
I just want to give you a HUGE HUG!!! I don’t know anything about this stuff and your video was the first one to pop up, thanks for teaching us what to do ✨🙏🏾🙋🏾♀️
This vid saved me a lot of trouble and expense. Thanks.
I followed your instructions and now my water heater is working. Thank you so much 😊
This is the best video we have watched! Hopefully we can just reset the couple!
Thanks Larry! Good Luck!
Thanks for the very clear information and instructions
It was the resettable thermo switch. Thanks for the video. Saved us some money!
The thermopile switch was my issue. This video was very helpful. It's now on and running. Thank you so much.for your help.
The reset buttom solved my problem! Than you for saving me time and money. Very helpful!
Why do I do when my pilot light sparks but won’t light? The error code I’m getting is 0. I’ve tried everything and am getting nowhere.
Thank you so much for this video. I was getting ready to call the plumber but with your help I got it done myself. it worked.👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you so much. Problem solved at the 1 minute 50 second mark.
Here in Texas after the winter freeze storm.
Glad the video was helpful. Take care!
Watched the video and I am back up and running hot water once again! Thank you very much!! 🙏🏻
So before watching your whole video... you had me back in hot water...and that's a good thing.. Got pilot lite and vacuumed the filter..sweet thanks.
Thank you sir! First time homeowner & you helped me reignite this thing.