Comments on: How to Relight a Water-Heater Pilot Light

on 8/31/2008 Thank You for this video. My parents didn't seem to trust me just following the instructions on the side of the water heater, even though in my opinion they are pretty straight forward. I have a gas fireplace in my own apartment, works the same way... not complicated!!!

Thanks for videos that give the older generation a little more confidence!

on 7/25/2008 Great Instructions! Being divorced after being married for 26 yrs, these are the hardest things for me to do! Your instructions were accurate and easy to follow! took me no time at all to get the pilot re-lite! Thank you! Thank you!

on 6/19/2008 Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! I'm a single mom and was very nervous about lighting my heater. The video made it very simple. eHow is the best!!

on 6/15/2008 THANK YOU! My husband was out of state and I needed to relight the pilot. He tried explaining it over the phone, but your video helped so much by showing me exactly where to light it! You saved us! :)

on 5/20/2008 thanks so much...I wasnt holding the match long enough...60 seconds...oops...hehe..thanks for making this household plumber aka 19 year old college girl .. haha...thanks again

on 4/17/2008 Fantastic video. It was easy to understand, and I was able to get the job done right away (after watching, of course). Thank you!!

on 4/17/2008 The video was excellent and easy to understand. Thank you!

on 3/31/2008 There is another aspect of lighting the pilot in step 3 which you failed to mention, which will be of great help to people who have never done this before. On most hot water heaters, there is notch built in to the control knob, immediately below the word "On" (you can see this on the video). When you turn the control knob to the pilot position, this puts the notch in the exact position so that the reset button can be pushed all the way down. If the control knob is not positioned just right when in the pilot position, the notch will not line up with the reset button, and the reset button will not go all the way down. This is of course a safety feature.

on 3/14/2008 Thanks for this great little 'how to'! I must admit that it is quite intimidating to me to lean down over a gas orifice and purposely hold a match there... ^_^;

You've been bookmarked, and I'll definitely be back here next time I need to learn something new about my home!

on 3/14/2008 Thanks for this great little 'how to'! I must admit that it is quite intimidating to me to lean down over a gas orifice and purposely hold a match there... ^_^;

You've been bookmarked, and I'll definitely be back here next time I need to learn something new about my home!

on 1/7/2008 The video was great. Watching it gave me the total confidence to do it myself. Thanks!

on 12/9/2007 This is great. Even though I have the manual of the water heater, I was not sure if it's safe to try relighting it. This video allowed me to confirm that it is safe and easy & a normal homeowner can do it. eHow is great! A big thank you from Canada.

on 8/6/2007 Thank you! I'm bedbound and my 15 & 19 year old daughters live with me. My daughter tried to turn the water off because there was a leak in the bathroom, and instead, turned the gas off, which let the pilot lights go out. We couldn't get a friend, or afford to pay someone, to light the pilot light. This was a big help to my daughters. Their being able to watch the video of it being lit, made it so much easier for them. Thank you and God bless you, Lisa

on 8/5/2007 Thank you! "How to Relight a Water-Heater Pilot Light" saved us when we arrived home from a weekend of camping and had no hot water to shower or wash our clothes! eHow rocks!