Top video, easy to follow detail, and precise instructions! UA-cam should recommend this to everyone. Fixed my water heater in five minutes following your directions, only took an a simple adjustable wrench! Thanks for the help, I appreciate it 🙏🏼 saved me a lot of money and I’m poor 😊
With the recent flooding in Chicago, you have saved me so much time and money. In depth and to the point, you have done an outstanding job with this video. 🎉
After a recent flood event my 40 gal. Whirlpool water heater pilot went out. After many attempts to relight it and failing to do so, I called my friendly plumber to help. Following my detailed description of the event and sending him photos of the condition, he preferred to replace the water heater entirely; 3 days wait and a $1400 estimate. Heck it's the weekend and my wife wants hot water so I agreed. Then I watched your video. Hey, I can do this. I could not remove the wires from the controller but the burner came out enough to clean it and wipe dry the base of the tank. While out, I placed a fan on the burner and interior of the tank over night. The next morning I reassembled it and it fired right up. I cancelled the new heater installation. The controller is coding "normal operation." Your instructions were simple and precise. Thanks....
Great video. Thank you. I live in Bergen county NJ and had 4 feet of water when Ida hit NJ. After water was gone I was trying to restart my water heater for 3 days with no success. Ignitor was not working properly, gas was not coming either. I talked to the plumbing company. They said, that to replace my 50G heater will cost me $1800 . I watched your video, bought a new ignitor on amazon for $3.84 and fixed the heater. Thank you very much.
Since you had 4 feet of water in your basement, your gas control ( Thermostat) would have been under water (not good). It is required by all gas Appliance manufacturers anytime a gas control gets flooded ( submerged in water) that the gas control get replaced at minimum. The concern is the pilot safety may corrode over time and not work, causing a hazardous situation and possible explosion , same thing for your gas furnace. Call your insurance company and get them replaced as soon as possible.
Excellent video!!! After 3 days of no hot water after a minor basement flood, two plumber visits and waiting for the plumber to order parts ( that in retrospect would not have fixed it) I decided to give it a 5th try on my own while following your video, took out the burner, blew out both of the gas lines, reassembled and it and it lit and is working again. This saved me not only the cost of repairs that likely wouldn't have worked or he would have kept guessing on replacing parts until he replaced everything but also a hotel bill as my wife was ready to check into a hotel that evening do to work needs and thereby saving us likely another $1000. Thank you for taking time to make the video. I've Liked, subscribed and shared.
Thank you, after several inches of water in my basement mine was out as well. I removed the front cover but had two wires i could not get to unplug. Cleaned out the inside that had standing water in it and just put a fan on it all day. Came back the next morning put it back together and she fired right up! Thanks again.
Wonderful video. Helped me fix a 10 year old water heater. Interesting part is I had a light flood, the pilot would light and the full burner would even light for a few seconds. But then I would see moisture in the viewing window and the flame would go out. Turned out that there was some standing water at the bottom. After drying with a towel and cleaning it out, it went together and fired up and didn't go out. Thanks
Thank you. I'm in South Central Tennessee. And yes with the well in the basement. The floats .one of the came off the plastic bracket. I re secured it and adjusted them to go on sooner. Now the pilot light. Going to try soon. My AC took a dump. Yeah $$ it's going to hurt$$ new Mother board. And fan motor. I may look into having this well capped.
Thank you for this video! I was looking at having to immediately replace my tank after Ida came through town but I cleaned it up and it’s back in working order.
Thank you so much. .. you gave the information which I need. I was in problem. Flooding to our city happened… I was lucky to find this clear great video .. I followed the steps and at last after many trials .. I got succeeded to have a hot water in my home. Thank you so much 🌹.
I was optimistic about this but it unfortunately did not work for me. I'm going to repeat the process 1 more time just for good measure but my optimism has pretty much gone out the window at this point. Gave a thumbs up though because very informative and I'm sure in 90% of cases it would fix the issue. I am going to try to replace the gas valve / igniter system next if I have no luck again.
Sound like to me my brother that you do this for a living.. you seem to know so much about it.. just listening to you.. anyway thanks for the information.have great day..
my water heaters were flooded but i let it sit for 7 days now.. I looked inside the little window and it looks all dry but the insulation around the tank is still a little damp. Would it be safe to try to light it up ? the brand is rheem and they are about 3 years old.
There could be water in the gas tube that you won’t be able to see and it may not easily evaporate from. Personally, I would pull it apart and clean it out and blow the lines dry.
Holyshit dude ...outstanding !!!! Great video great job ...helped me out alot - subscribed IMMEDIATELY liked saved and past along to 4 of my frnds my 3brothers 2sisters my nephews n nieces (they own ther own houses/properties) ...and if the dog had a phone , I'd make him subscribe too ...thank you ...keep posting 👍
No they are not. Self cleaning just means the water is designed to swirl at the bottom to prevent sediment. Most HWT will draw air for combustion around the bottom. If you actually have a standing pilot assembly there is no way the chamber can be water tight as it is not even air tight ;)
If the water rises over the control valve………trash it ….I had three feet of water in a rental……so I use professional people for repairs …my plumber stated he could fix both boiler and water heater but would have to replace all parts…….or replace units …….labor and parts would be the same….. He replaced the units ….I took the control valves to see if they could be used…….took them apart and after a couple days they were full of corrosion…don’t recommend using flooded parts……avoid a disaster……
Top video, easy to follow detail, and precise instructions! UA-cam should recommend this to everyone. Fixed my water heater in five minutes following your directions, only took an a simple adjustable wrench! Thanks for the help, I appreciate it 🙏🏼 saved me a lot of money and I’m poor 😊
@@SharonMalone-w8v thanks for the feedback.
With the recent flooding in Chicago, you have saved me so much time and money. In depth and to the point, you have done an outstanding job with this video. 🎉
After a recent flood event my 40 gal. Whirlpool water heater pilot went out. After many attempts to relight it and failing to do so, I called my friendly plumber to help. Following my detailed description of the event and sending him photos of the condition, he preferred to replace the water heater entirely; 3 days wait and a $1400 estimate. Heck it's the weekend and my wife wants hot water so I agreed. Then I watched your video. Hey, I can do this. I could not remove the wires from the controller but the burner came out enough to clean it and wipe dry the base of the tank. While out, I placed a fan on the burner and interior of the tank over night. The next morning I reassembled it and it fired right up. I cancelled the new heater installation. The controller is coding "normal operation." Your instructions were simple and precise. Thanks....
Awesome feedback! Glad it was helpful!
Great video. Thank you. I live in Bergen county NJ and had 4 feet of water when Ida hit NJ. After water was gone I was trying to restart my water heater for 3 days with no success. Ignitor was not working properly, gas was not coming either. I talked to the plumbing company. They said, that to replace my 50G heater will cost me $1800 . I watched your video, bought a new ignitor on amazon for $3.84 and fixed the heater. Thank you very much.
Since you had 4 feet of water in your basement, your gas control ( Thermostat) would have been under water (not good). It is required by all gas Appliance manufacturers anytime a gas control gets flooded ( submerged in water) that the gas control get replaced at minimum. The concern is the pilot safety may corrode over time and not work, causing a hazardous situation and possible explosion , same thing for your gas furnace. Call your insurance company and get them replaced as soon as possible.
Your control valve may malfunction one day you go boom……..
Excellent video!!!
After 3 days of no hot water after a minor basement flood, two plumber visits and waiting for the plumber to order parts ( that in retrospect would not have fixed it) I decided to give it a 5th try on my own while following your video, took out the burner, blew out both of the gas lines, reassembled and it and it lit and is working again. This saved me not only the cost of repairs that likely wouldn't have worked or he would have kept guessing on replacing parts until he replaced everything but also a hotel bill as my wife was ready to check into a hotel that evening do to work needs and thereby saving us likely another $1000. Thank you for taking time to make the video. I've Liked, subscribed and shared.
My pleasure! Thanks for the feedback!
Thank you, after several inches of water in my basement mine was out as well. I removed the front cover but had two wires i could not get to unplug. Cleaned out the inside that had standing water in it and just put a fan on it all day. Came back the next morning put it back together and she fired right up! Thanks again.
Glad to help in anyway I can! God bless!
Followed these instructions after a basement flood and it fired right up. Thank you!
Wonderful video. Helped me fix a 10 year old water heater. Interesting part is I had a light flood, the pilot would light and the full burner would even light for a few seconds. But then I would see moisture in the viewing window and the flame would go out. Turned out that there was some standing water at the bottom. After drying with a towel and cleaning it out, it went together and fired up and didn't go out. Thanks
Glad it helped!
As a certified master toilet mechanic (plumber), I approve of this message.
This was awesome! Please keep making how to, diy videos exactly the way you made this one! I appreciate you!
Thanks
Thanks! Gives me the confidence to do ours as soon as the water drops enough! 😅
Thank you and bless you. Couldn't have done it without you
Thank you. I'm in South Central Tennessee. And yes with the well in the basement. The floats .one of the came off the plastic bracket. I re secured it and adjusted them to go on sooner. Now the pilot light. Going to try soon. My AC took a dump. Yeah $$ it's going to hurt$$ new Mother board. And fan motor. I may look into having this well capped.
Again. Thank you
Worked pulled out the burner blew out the lines lit 1st time. Thanks for the Video
Glad it worked!
Thank you for this video! I was looking at having to immediately replace my tank after Ida came through town but I cleaned it up and it’s back in working order.
Glad to hear! Hope you came through Ida ok!
@@TheModernHomestead Here for the same IDA issue in Bergen County, NJ...hopefully it worksfor me as well.
Man, I hope mine works as well, will wait a few more days beforee trying
Damn man having the same issue but I have a Honeywell with electronic ignition switch..can't get it to light...maybe its too wet?
Did you have to replace the seal on it, or did you keep the same one on ?
Thank you so much. .. you gave the information which I need. I was in problem. Flooding to our city happened… I was lucky to find this clear great video ..
I followed the steps and at last after many trials .. I got succeeded to have a hot water in my home.
Thank you so much 🌹.
I’m so glad it helped.
Detroit area?
@@kamalkareemsaxo4005 same here, mine only flooded once but I know a few others that have backed up 3 times already
Awesome video dude. Well explained and detailed.
I was optimistic about this but it unfortunately did not work for me. I'm going to repeat the process 1 more time just for good measure but my optimism has pretty much gone out the window at this point. Gave a thumbs up though because very informative and I'm sure in 90% of cases it would fix the issue. I am going to try to replace the gas valve / igniter system next if I have no luck again.
Sorry to hear! Did you get it working finally?
Why the dislikes? Great video man!
Thank you sir.
Thx, yep water in the pilot and burner gas lines.
Glad it worked!
Worked for me! Thanks so much for making it simple.
Sound like to me my brother that you do this for a living.. you seem to know so much about it.. just listening to you.. anyway thanks for the information.have great day..
No, just a dude doing dude stuff!
thank you for ur video helped me out alot got it working again in a couple of hours!!!
Great to hear!
@TheModernHomestead did you ever do the video for a flooded furnace?
Did you ever do the furnace repair video?
Great job explaining!
Thank you.
Very well explained procedure
This worked perfectly on the first try!
So glad to hear that!
Worked perfectly, thank you!
Excellent!
Thanks, this video is very helpful !
Thanks for commenting! Glad it worked!
Great video. Thanks.
Well done ......
Thanks just what I needed
good video
Excellent Job!
very helpful thank you!
my water heaters were flooded but i let it sit for 7 days now.. I looked inside the little window and it looks all dry but the insulation around the tank is still a little damp. Would it be safe to try to light it up ? the brand is rheem and they are about 3 years old.
There could be water in the gas tube that you won’t be able to see and it may not easily evaporate from. Personally, I would pull it apart and clean it out and blow the lines dry.
Will this also work on an auto ignite unit?
Again, I’m no expert, but it should work the same way.
Holyshit dude ...outstanding !!!! Great video great job ...helped me out alot - subscribed IMMEDIATELY liked saved and past along to 4 of my frnds my 3brothers 2sisters my nephews n nieces (they own ther own houses/properties) ...and if the dog had a phone , I'd make him subscribe too ...thank you ...keep posting 👍
Does anyone know if self cleaning gas water heaters are water proof around the pilot?
No they are not. Self cleaning just means the water is designed to swirl at the bottom to prevent sediment. Most HWT will draw air for combustion around the bottom. If you actually have a standing pilot assembly there is no way the chamber can be water tight as it is not even air tight ;)
If the water rises over the control valve………trash it ….I had three feet of water in a rental……so I use professional people for repairs …my plumber stated he could fix both boiler and water heater but would have to replace all parts…….or replace units …….labor and parts would be the same…..
He replaced the units ….I took the control valves to see if they could be used…….took them apart and after a couple days they were full of corrosion…don’t recommend using flooded parts……avoid a disaster……
Any New Yorkers up in here lol
Ida know, is there?
I’m here for the same reason most NYers are. About to test this out! Hopefully it works
Ny here. About to do the same to my water heater right now.
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