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Posted by Todd H. on January 23, 2007, 11:56 am
> Last week, my water heater stopped heating. My wife and I both tried
> to light the pilot according to the instructions, but it wouldn't
> start. We called Whirlpool's hot-line. Some Indians told us to check
> the gas line and so forth. No luck. (The furnace is running fine and
> there's only a few feet of pipe between the furnace and the water
> heater, so there's not a lot possible points of failure.)
>
> I then called a plumber. He came out and the lit the thing with no
> trouble. (I'm sure he thought we were ignorant, and he might be
> right.) He suggested that it might have gone out because of failing
> thermocouple. He checked for leaks, charged me $60, and left.
He didn't offer to proactively replace the $8 thermocouple while he
was there?
> Should I perhaps be looking for gas or air restrictions or replacing a
> thermocouple?
I'd definitely start with the thermocouple. If you're not
comfortable with gas, $60 for a plumber visit is awfully cheap.
--
Todd H.
http://toddh.net/
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