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Thursday, October 27, 2022

No hot water! Gas water heater burner wont stay lit. Problem Solving. Mo...



How to easily diagnose and repair a faulty gas-fired water heater when the burner lights and then goes out. In this case it was the flame rod causing the issue because the control module was not getting the flame rod signal so it cuts off the gas valve. It will retry for three times then lock out until control module is reset. We cleaned flame rod with a blue sponge with scrubbing side and it worked for a few weeks. This trick could keep your hot water flowing until your replacement ignitor/flame rod arrives… Once it quit working again we knew the ignitor/flame rod assembly needed replaced. We also cleaned the air intake vents, inspected for any water leaks and there was none.

This model is a higher efficiency model because it does not have a pilot light but it does have an inducer fan with plastic exhaust pipe because it utilizes more of the generated heat to actually heat the water and transmits less heat out of the stack. The drawback is that it plugs into a 120VAC outlet to power the control module and inducer fan which is rather loud in my opinion when it is running. The other weakness is that during a power failure you could run out of hot water. The water heater in this video is the A.O. Smith 50 gallon: Model GPSH 50 100.

Here’s a helpful manual: https://www.hotwater.com/lit/im/res_gas/185171-001.pdf See page 13 for troubleshooting chart. Ebay 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 - ignitor/flame rod assembly  https://ebay.us/zbdTs4 - Realize we earn a small commission from qualifying purchases through our affiliate link at no additional cost to you.  Videos are provided for informational purposes only. Please naturally check with all national, state, provincial, and local codes and regulations before attempting any work. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for any damage or injury from the information provided in our videos.

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Jeff Hartman