I recently bought a house which has a gas water heater. The heater is older, but has a few years left. I wanted to know what's the best way to light the pilot? I think I know what the pilot looks like. There's a pipe coming from the thermostat which comes up in what looks like a little poker next to what appears to be a cast iron disk. That poker is what I believe is the pilot, and the disk I'm assuming is the burner. Speaking of the burner, there was about a quarter to half inch layer of what looked like snow on top of it (I'm guessing rust). Some work is being done at the house, so I took the shop vac and cleaned the junk off the burner as best I could. Another question, when I do decide to buy a new water heater, which one is recommended? I'd prefer to stay with gas, since it's faster and generally cheaper. I know some have the igniters, which means easier to light. One more thing, how do you convince parents/family you won't blow the house up? My family doesn't want me messing with trying to light the pilot because they think I might get hurt or blow/burn the house up. And it's hard to see, you have to push the button to light it, it's in a difficult area to reach, yada yada yada. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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