Rheem Water Heater Pilot Light

The rheem unit is an rtg 95lxn.

Rheem water heater pilot light.

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. Trying to light pilot on my rheem water heater. Bought the house 4 years ago and i was not the original owner. Now wanting to get water heater pilot lit.

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. Rheem water heater pilots need to be manually lit using the piezo ignitor striker built into the water heater. Video of the day volume 0. Tall 9 year 38 000 btu ultra low nox uln natural gas tank water heater model xg50t09hn38u2 view the performance plus tank gas water heater.

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. Following all the steps. 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. I understand it is not a pilot light.

Doing some remodeling so added a gas line to new stove. Ran pressure test passed. 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.