Whirlpool gas hot water tank pilot wont light *EASY FIX!!!*

Whirlpool gas hot water tank pilot wont light

[amydague]

Just you know, sister, that your name will be entered into the lexicon as 'Water heater Goddess'. After a week of cold showers for my husband & I, living with a stinky 12 year old boy, following the pilot lighting directions countless times, reading the manual & then my husband finally clicked on your video! I CANNOT thank you enough. One little sticker indicating a reset button that looks nothing like any button I've ever seen...until your genius entered our world! Thanks & thanks & thanks! We could not afford a technician visit, much less a new water heater! Our eternal gratitude! You are a queen, my friend! Namaste!

[missbree]

6 years later and you're still a hero!!! You Helped me. I appreciate you.

[billystaton]

The MOST useful, helpful, straight-to-the-point YouTube video ever made!!!

[coreybkhaotic]

7 year old video and still the hero of the day. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[johnnymcgeemusic]

Thank you so much random internet lady. You saved me a lot of headache.

[montechalmers]

My watre heater is 12 years old model N40S61-403 and never any trouble all this time. But today I don't have any hot water. From long past experience I've found the trouble to be the thermal device that is situated in the pilot light flame. I checked several online places for this part and NONE OF THEM list ANY parts for my model ! As a last resort I've come to YouTube. And I'm so glad I have because your fix was my trouble. According to the manual that came with my heater, the part you reference is called the "thermal switch". The part that you push is white on my switch and not as easly visible as the black one on yours. My manual shows this switch in the troubleshooting flow chart, but nothing about pushing the buttom. With no parts listed as avalable, my only recourse was to replace the heater. Your help is prolonging that need perhaps for a long time. Thank you very much.

[lauraandriani]

You are a national hero. Thank you! I can't even imagine how much a service person would have charged to do what you just showed me how to do myself.

[gregmalesich]

You my friend, have saved my bacon! Getting ready to head out on a trip for a week and jumped in the shower to a cold surprise. YouTube search and your video came up first! Thank you so much for this amazingly quick fix that turned my stress into satisfaction! My daughter will have hot water all week while we’re gone! Thank you for this awesome info!!

[jackkovalski]

Thanks for the fix. I did what you did and the water heater came back to life. I had already psyched myself up to call a repairman and pay him at least a hundred bucks. Thanks again !

[thecomicdudes]

I've had this problem for years without knowing anything about this button. It's never been posted anywhere! Thanks for the great video!

[chriskuse]

I came home to no hot water. I spent 30min trying to fix to no avail. I looked up pilot not turning on and came across your video, and it worked.. i cant thank you enough.. you are a lifesaver and saved me spending money on calling a technician.. thank you so much

[jayvail]

Thank you soooo much, mine has a tiny white button that I would have never seen or known to press in to reset…fixed my water heater immediately…didn’t realize how much I took having hot water for granted.

[stevenknese]

YOU ARE THE HOTWATER TANK WOMAN OF THE YEAR!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION!!! One little black reset button!!!! Thank you for your contribution!!

[neilbrady]

Great job J. King. I agree I couldn't find a single video about the reset button you referenced. What a lifesaver. I was ready to call our plumber and that would have been a waste of $150. Thanks again.

[pamelarhodes]

This video was totally awesome and saved us. The commentary was hilarious, short…simple and entertaining at the same time. Keep up with such videos on other do it yourself projects. Saved us a lot of headache, time and money.

[Starblox-ed]

I scheduled a repairman with a $75 service fee, I watched this video and now we have hot water, saved me 75 bucks

[joecalia]

You are a lifesaver!!! I have 2 hot water heaters and one crapped out after a few years. I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out what to do to fix it and I was about to replace the entire burner assembly when I came across your video. I did the reset and Bam it worked! Thanks for putting this video out there!

[michaellynch]

I don’t always like YouTube help videos, but when I do it’s because of random wonderful people like yourself. Helped a lot thank you.

[DrewT]

THANK YOU... THANK YOU... THANK YOU... Same exact situation... Been watching videos, reading online, etc etc... Was getting ready to attempt to replace the whole burner assembly since its a Saturday and no one can help. Most likely would've resulted in doing more damage than good... Came across your video, worked instantly. You ma'am are a national treasure and should at the very least have a parade or holiday named after you... Seriously though thank you for taking the time to post this. It's help like this that saves us "common folk" from being taken advantage of by repairmen & qualified "experts".

[lorioliver]

Ohhh sweet lady!!! I woke to a cold shower this morning. What a shock! I prayed all day “Dear God Please. Oh please…” So this evening when I got home I tried the pilot light- no go. I decide to check you tube videos. Your video was the 2nd one I watch. I did what you suggested with the magic reset button. Poof!!! I have a “lit” hot water heater and 30 minutes later, all is good! Thank you for your video & thank you Good Lord let letting me find it!
Cold shower are tough in 30 degree temperatures! Thanks again!