On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 23:08:28 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

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>"Roy" > wrote in message
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>On Sunday, January 12, 2014 10:13:01 PM UTC-7, Julie Bove wrote:A bunch of
>stuff about a water heater.
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>> Anyone have any suggestions?
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>Julie, I would say you have a "downdraft" problem. Wind is coming down the
>vent pipe and floods down around the pilot light and blows it out.
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>I have had this problem when a strong wind.

In your case it's a long wind.