• Shadow
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    111 year ago

    That’s how all hot water heaters work. His just uses natural gas instead of electricity.

    • Nougat
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      -11 year ago

      A gas water heater is still going to have an electric start.

      • @Holomew
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        61 year ago

        Not if it’s a tank system. They can, but they don’t have to, since the pilot stays lit all the time. A tankless system has to use some power since it cycles every time you use it.

      • FiveMacs
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        51 year ago

        None that requires the house electricity. Piezo, batteries easily work.

      • ASeriesOfPoorChoices
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        11 year ago

        Some use a 9v battery on their starter.

        Regardless, you can just use a match if you want to.

        In either case, they don’t require mains power.

        (Sure, there are different models, etc. but it’s not a requirement that all have an electric start, or a mains electric start)