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Pilot went out Sunday.
Relit Pilot ok Burner would not fire.
Tried several times over five hours with pilot off, relite no burner.
House water was hot all day.
House gas furnace was functional so not a gas supply problem.
Later that nite Burner fired up
Is this a problem or sign of failure to come?
tia
No way to tell.
But most all water heaters carry a minimum 5 year warranty - if not 10.
Check with the plumbing co. who installed it.
Matt
As Matt said, it is likely under warrantee. Use that first.
As for the actual problem, I would guess the thermocouple would be first suspect.
Replace thermocouple. It's the cheapest and easiest part to replace.
How did you discover the pilot went out? If you have hot water in the tank it's not supposed to fire up the burner.
If you never went without hot water, then I'd say nothing is wrong. Perhaps the pilot just blew out somehow.
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