Water Heater Repair Tutorial: Initial Troubleshooting Tips

One of the most basic skills a plumber should have is repairing a tank-type water heater. Older models of tank-type water heaters have a simple control package with a standing pilot. However, newer models have electronic spark ignition packages with additional sensors that can seem confusing to the untrained plumber. When faced with a gas control issue with a water heater, many plumbers go directly to the stage of selling the homeowner a new unit. In many cases this is the correct step considering the cost of replacement gas control packages, the time to disassemble and reassemble them, and the time