hello brownstoners,

Our single family house hot water heater’s pilot light keeps going out after 1 day of relighting. Called in a plumber, he got it running….then it goes out again the next day. Now I hear this loud rumbling noise every 10 minutes. The pilot light is still out NO hot water and Loud noise. It’s Sunday and we can’t seem to locate the original plumber that came the first time. Should I be concerned of a fire hazard?


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  1. Yeah our Hot Water heater is about 4 yrs old, I’m just concerned with the whole rumbling noise, I don’t want it to jeopardize any of the internal piping etc, I can hear it from the back yard and the front porch.

  2. I’m sure there is no fire hazard.
    You probably need either a new thermocouple (pilot flame sensor) or a untirol (main gas control).

    If the water heater is more than 8 years old, just get a whole new one. If it’s a lot newer, and needs a thermocouple, it’s probably worth doing. The unitrol costs more and may not be worth it.
    Most water heater parts are under warranty for a year or two in addition to the 6 or 10-year warranty against leakage.