Rheem Water Heater Pilot Light

Trying to light pilot on my rheem water heater.

Rheem water heater pilot light.

Video of the day volume 0. Although a blocked gas line is one reason why the pilot light on a rheem water heater won t light or stay lit there are other reasons as well some easier to correct than others. I understand it is not a pilot light. Rheem performance plus 50 gal.

Ran pressure test passed. The rheem unit is an rtg 95lxn. Rheem water heater pilot not lighting piezo igniter style water heater went out last week and is 6 months outside of the 6 year manufacturer s warranty. It s important to know how to light the pilot on your water heater because you should always turn the pilot light off if you are leaving your home for an extended vacation.

Rheem water heater pilots need to be manually lit using the piezo ignitor striker built into the water heater. Didn t see any leaks like the old one that failed prior decided to do some basic troubleshooting and figured out the components to try to fiddle with. Doing some remodeling so added a gas line to new stove. The first pilot light ignition.

Now wanting to get water heater pilot lit. Bought the house 4 years ago and i was not the original owner. Rheem would either dispatch a technician to install this part however having no reliable hot water for almost a week i installed this part myself and it s been almost 12 hours with a consistant reliable pilot light thereby giving us hot water to shower and clean.