Just bought gcv 50 300 series. see lots of problems with gcv 50 100 pilot light not staying lit. my new water heater has different control on it. Did they fix their problems with this new controller?

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You offer much opportunity for research and discussion.
This would be a good topic for the Tank forum as there are professional plumbers with specific and general expertise on different model numbers.
http://www.waterheaterrescue.com/TheTank.html

Fixya is not a forum since we parcel an answer, then move to next question.
Discussion is not common, and typically one person answers this question, and then that question is removed off the question board.
If you are wishing to diagnose pilot light yourself, assuming product is not defective, and you are not already professional in the field, then following links offer resource:
http://waterheatertimer.org/images/Negative-pressure.jpg
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Gas-venting-specs.pdf
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Pilot-light-will-not-stay-lit.pdf
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Attic-Ventilation-and-Pilot-Outage-in-Gas%20Water-Heaters.pdf

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