How do you unclog a pilot tube?

How do you unclog a pilot tube?

You can clear the pilot orifice with a piece of wire or a wire brush, and it isn’t difficult to access.

1. Remove the cover plate at the bottom of the water heater.
2. Turn the gas control to the “Off” position.
3. Locate the pilot tube.
4. Clean the pilot hole by brushing it with a stiff wire brush.

What is a pilot tube on water heater?

The Pilot tube supplies gas to the pilot light for combustion. The flame will go out if the tube is clogged with dirt or debris. Once you’re done, put it back and light your water heater. The flame should be blue and steady.

How do you change a water heater orifice?

How to Remove and Clean a Pilot Orifice

1. The pilot orifice is located at the end of the pilot supply line.
2. This is the orifice up close.
3. Remove the burner from the water heater.
4. Turn the burner upside down and remove.
5. Flip the burner back over and raise the.
6. Remove the orifice with a box end wrench.
7. The orifice removed.

What does it mean when your water heater pilot light keeps going out?

thermocouple
Your thermocouple senses when your pilot light is burning. If it senses that your water heater pilot light keeps going out, the thermocouple will shift off the gas supply to the heater. Over time, thermocouples can malfunction, accumulate dust buildup, or the device can get bent away from the pilot light’s flame.

Can you replace pilot light on water heater?

If your hot water heater suddenly stops working, chances are a bad thermocouple has shut off the gas to the pilot light. Replacement is an easy DIY repair.

How do you fix a pilot light that keeps going out?

This is and easy fix, simply let it cool down and brush off the dirt or debris. Your thermocouple might bend. The end that sits near the pilot light flame is what communicates with the gas valve and tells it to open or close. If it is bent away from the flame it won’t register heat and will keep the gas valve closed.

Does gas leak if pilot light goes out?

If the pilot light goes out on a storage or instantaneous hot water heater, space heater or a ducted heater, you will not have a gas leak. This is because all modern gas appliances with pilot lights have a fail-safe device that closes off the gas to the appliance in the case when the pilot may go out.