Installed a new natural gas water heater about 6 months ago. It's one of the new style that has the system that prevents igniting flammable vapors, and it also has one of the high-flow cut-offs that stops the flow of gas when flow is excessive, like if the flex line breaks or whatever.
All was well up until about a month ago. While doing construction on the road out front, my gas line was cut. Not once, but 3 or 4 times (I lost count). (Don't get me started....)
Each time they called the gas co. Repair came out, fixed the line, relit pilot on boiler and water heater. Gas dryer has intermittent pilot.
Now, when SWMBO dries laundry, the pilot on the water heater goes out. Not every single time the dryer flame lights, but it's pretty much certain to go out sometime during each dryer load. The boiler pilot is fine; it doesn't go out at all. During the week when we are not using the dryer, all is fine.
I figure either there is some kind of restriction in the line where it was repaired, or some dirt got into the line and is blocking something. (There is a dirt leg on the gas pipe feeding the water heater.) Not sure how to troubleshoot. I could call the gas company, but that means taking off work and all those hassles.
Any suggestions as to how to troubleshoot this?
TIA,
Paul snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com
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