We have a reliance 606 series gas water heater. In the past few days, we can't keep the pilot light lit. Sometimes it will light & stay on for a few minutes, but then kicks right back off. Other times, the pilot won't even light. Could someone tell me what the problem might be? Thanks!
The Reliance 606 has an enclosed thermal couple. Before you try taking that assembly apart take a wire brush to the bottom opening directly under the burner. There is a metal filter on the very bottom of the water heater. It could be that the filter has gotten filled with dust or animal hair. It took a serviceman 2 days to figure this out for me. The water heater has to have good airflow through that filter to work well.
After I couldn't get the company to respond to my letters, emails or phone calls, I filed a complaint with the Tennessee Better Business Bureau. After that the company was really nice, talked me through a couple different things, and I ended up replacing the pilot assembly by myself. Super easy. They mailed it to me free of charge and free shipping! By the way, I am NOT a handy man.
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You can't buy the thermocouple seperate, it must be bought as part of the pilot tube assembly. Reliance 606 thermocouple has a "switch" resistor in the middle of the tube. Good luck trying to find parts. Worst waterheater I've ever owned or dealt with in 48 years!
THe problem is the thermocouple. This part tells the gas valve that the pilot is lit and is OK to open. Go to your home store and grab a new one, easy to install and cost is about 10 (ish) bucks. The thermocouple is copper tubing going from the valve to the burner. Good luck!
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