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The pilot light on my hot water heater keeps going out

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If you have a blower and electronic gas control on your AO Smith water heater, then reading the manual for your specific product is essential for troubleshooting the problem.

As you know, tank-type gas water heaters require periodic inspection and cleaning of burner parts and combustion chamber.. The manual is important for giving instructions and advisories to the homeowner and technical specialist.

If you have ordinary direct vent water heater with mechanical gas control the following link has some troubleshooting resources that might help:
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-install-gas-water-heater.html#clean

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