“don't waste your time or money”
After having to take cold showers and relight the pilot 10 times a day to get hot water, I finally gave up. Sears service is worthless, so know that before you buy. I called my friend who is a heating guy and he came to look at it. He replaced the thermocoupler way cheaper than Sears and it still kept having the same problem. I got online and did research and found that everyone who has this junk is having the same issues. After reading numerous articles online from other owners, I tried the steel wool first, and cleaned the screen. that worked for a couple of months, and back to the same again. I got mad and decided to break the glass from the access panel out, and no more problems.
What I can say for sure is that In my home now, there are 7 appliances. I will never buy Kenmore anything ever again. I replaced the washer with the LG and love it. Home Depot backs their stuff up, and no run around at all. I would rather boil my own water than ever buy any water heater from Sears again.
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