There is a reason each appliance has a valve to shut it off. If it works,
there is no reason to shut the main.
If you have not heard about the problems with Whirlpool water heaters,
they have there own website and technical support phone line just to
support this model number which is below:
http://www.flamelocksupport.com/
Really poor analogy there Bubba. In the case of the defective heart
valve, the guy would get not only the free help or installation Aaron
expects for his water heater problem, but a whole lot more. He'd get
a new heart valve installed for free, plus a huge settlement from the
manufacturer for putting the patient through the ordeal.
I got the thermostat from Whirlpool. I installed it and finished the
project. Everything looked just like the picture and I read the
directions several times making sure I did not miss anything. At this
point I was very confident and feeling a little proud of myself. I
light the pilot and I see the light through the window. Then I let go
of the red button and the pilot light goes out. I now have replaced
every gas part on this water heater and I still have the same
problem. I give up.
I called my home owners warrenty company that was bought by the
previous owner of the house when I purchased it. I regret not calling
them first. I called Whirlpool first thinking they would stick by
their product. I slipped up on one phone call and mentioned I was the
second home owner and after that they told me the warrenty was void
and they did not want to work with me after that.
For the record I would not try to install my own heart valve. I am
having trouble geting my water heater to work, but I don't think
anyone is going to die from it. No doctor would supply directions for
a patient to perform their own heart surgery, but Whirlpool is
supplying directions for home oweners to install the conversion kits.
I tried and failed, so now I am calling in the professional.
Are you holding down the valve button long enough? They can take a
min or more before you can release it. And a min seems like 5 when
you're kneeling in some tough spot.