Water Heater Vacation Mode Vs Pilot

Smith fvir gas water heater.

Water heater vacation mode vs pilot. To make the water. Shut off the cold water supply to the water heater to limit damage in the event of a leak from the tank. The dial should say vacation right on the front leave pilot button alone. In this mode the temperature will drop the water temperature down to 50 f and will use the most efficient heating mode to conserve energy while the heater is sitting idle.

A natural gas water heater will generally take a little over an hour to heat the water in the tank to the programmed temperature. If the water heater is on vacation mode and the water intake is off is there a chance of significant evaporation of the water in the tank after a few months bv013943 10 30am 05 22 17. Have tried turning the thermostat all the way down as it states in the maunal but then the pilot only flickers when i hit the ignition switch. If you leave the water on turn the water heater.

Pilot light out on a. Power vented water heater if you have a power vented water heater just set it to vacation mode. I would shut down the water main then set the temperature dial gas valve to vacation setting see pic hopefully you can read it. Get help with your home improvement projects.

You need to leave your heater on on unless the pilot light blows out sometimes they do if there is a strong wind. My water heater wasn t working it was stuck in vacation mode cleaned the flame rod and now it works. If your gas valve does not look like this one then just set to lowest setting on dial that should do it for you. When you re leaving for vacation simply turn this dial to vac.

The pilot mode is only for lighting the pilot light. This feature is used when the homeowner is away from home for an extended period and hot water is not needed. If you turn the water off turn the gas off at the furnace and the water heater.