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WATER HEATER REPAIR – WHAT TO
DO WHEN YOU GET NO HOT WATER?
• Before you call in a pro, you may want to check a few things to deal with certain water heater
issues. A common issue is to have no hot water every time you turn your water heater on. If you
proceed carefully, you can certainly fix the issue on your own. There is no point in having a water
heater installed when it fails to provide you with hot water whenever you require. So many things
could be the root cause of the trouble. You may have a faulty thermocouple or a bad pilot. A
control valve can also go bad but can be fixed if the issue is not serious.
• When you have a gas water heater and it is not offering hot water, be sure to check the pilot
first. You have to understand that your heater will refuse to work if the pilot light has not turned
on. What it means is that you may not be getting hot water because the pilot fails to ignite the
gas burner. It could be the result of a number of problems. For instance, you may have a bad
thermocouple. It is basically a sensor that allows the gas to reach the tip of the pilot light. The
thermocouple has two ends one of which is inside the pilot burner and the other one is attached
to the valve. The pilot flame procures heat that generates a small voltage and helps keep the gas
valve open.