Water Heater - Pilot Will Not Stay On
I have a 6 gallon atwood water heater ( model G6A-7 ) and the pilot light will not say lit. If I hold the control valve in the pilot position it does light but after 30 second to a minute or more it...
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upmm019 wrote:
I was able to fire it and it seemed to work just fine... pilot held, etc.
Good deal!
Tilting gas valve is OK..whatever it takes to 'align' burner tube so gas flows 'straight' down the center of tube.
That allows for the air to be pulled in and mixed with the gas for correct air/fuel ratio
When burner tubes are not aligned the gas bounces off side walls of tube, air doesn't get mixed and flame sputters
Air/fuel ratio is critical.....
