FREE Fix! Pilot Light That WON'T STAY LIT on Water Heater

We show you how to fix a gas hot water heater that the pilot light is not staying lit or keeps going out due to the thermocouple. We diagnose the problem and explain how the thermocouple works.

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[tommyallison]

Your video just saved our butts man! Thank you! Gf tried to take a shower and said there was no hot water… found the pilot out but gas to the furnace. Could not get the pilot to stay lit and your video got us going! We are in CO and it’s been in the 10s all day and have a baby on top of that. Thanks for making this and helping others.

[californiadreamer]

Thanks so much for this video! I was planning to have my 11 year old, 50 gal. WH replaced. Pilot light wouldn’t stay on. Followed your tutorial and changed the thermocoupler for $10. Back to hot water!🎉 I figure I saved $1200. I’m a 67 yr old grandma. The hardest part was getting up and down off the garage floor a dozen times to get the right tools. 😊

[joekuzara]

Didn’t have hot water at midnight. Came across your video about an hour of looking into it and thanks to your video we have hot water again! Very much appreciated! Thank you!

[AgentJayZ]

Very sensible, organized and well explained. I watched a few hilarious vids by people who knew nothing before I found yours. Thank you very much!

[realsuperman]

Thank you very much sir. My wife and baby will have hot water in the morning now. Thanks to your informative video

[alexnunez]

19 years old! Let’s goooo!!! That’s maintenance at its finest

[bmnp]

Thank you so much! Very helpful. Just got off from a "repairman" who just took a quick look, without even showing any effort toward repair, and said you need a new heater, and started giving me numbers for a new heater. Immediately I realized his bullshit and asked him to leave. I started doing my own research and got here. I can't thank you enough. You saved me a whole lot of trouble and probably thousands of dollars.

[shesees]

Bro, this is the absolute best tutorial on hot water heaters! Even spoken in Lehman's terms! Well done! I am a subscriber now

[CreepCOD]

Thank you so much sir!
I have a GE Gas Water Heater, pretty old, and the hot water stopped. Saw we couldn't keep it lit so found your video. Perfect step by step. Home Depot had a new thermocouple for 10 bucks. You saved our family a ton of money and time...thank you so incredibly much from my family to you and God bless!

[JackMasterOfNone]

this video is SOOOO well made holy crap. the inside angle on the hot water heater was awesome!

[dwagneriowa]

Polished the thermocouple and vacuumed up some rust and debris. It worked like a charm. YOU DESERVE A MEDAL!

[iijj]

Literally saved my family $1, 200 for a new water heater + installation. I tried cleaning my old thermocouple, but still didn't work. The wire appeared to be broken right where the probe begins. Bought a new one from Ace for $10 and instantly fixed the problem after replacing it. God bless you!

[giovannilim]

Plumber wanted to charge $650 to try and change out possible 3 issues (lighter, gas tubing, sensor) and it wasn’t guaranteed to work. Or replace the whole thing with a new heater with labor and haul away of old one $2600! Sir you just saved me so much $$$, THANK YOU 🙏🏽

[rudyguadiana]

Thanks for the video!!! Worked perfectly. Luckily our local ace hardware store had competent employees and I purchased a complete pilot assembly replacement kit. I tried the first option to clean the thermo coupling it didn't work. I'm very happy as I only spent $50 for the kit. Way way less then a service/repair visit from the repair man!

[Ohmgeeitskaybee]

Lifesaver, man! Fixed my family's water heater this winter. Freaking thing died during the low 10's and none of the techs could come till the weekday! I might not have much but hopefully this is something!

[karthiksc]

thanks for sharing your hard earned expertise

[adriancbell]

This solution worked for me. My pilot light kept on going out after multiple attempts. I’ve had to do this in the past with other YouTube vids, but I found this video to be straightforward and easy to understand.

[buckeyesly]

Well....woke up this morning to cold water for my wife and two boys. I just followed the video instructions and my light is staying lit and heating the water! God bless you sir!

[JazzLowrider]

Thank you so much, you saved the day, I was a bout to buy a new heater, mine is 11 years old, I took the burner assembly as you showed in the video cleaned it out real good, put it back, now it works perfect.... thanks again for the great instructions and clear video.