How To Light Pilot Light Wall Furnace

Before continuing with the repair be sure to shut off all gas to the project area.

How to light pilot light wall furnace.

How to troubleshoot gas wall heaters. A modern gas furnace usually has an electronic spark generator to ignite the gas when the thermostat calls for heat. When your furnace fails to ignite the first place to look is the pilot light. For better or worse a pilot light extinguishing isn t all that uncommon as even a light breeze or draft of air is enough to kill the tiny flame.

Gas wall heaters whether vented or unvented can supply enough heat to warm a small or medium sized room and they can operate with propane or natural gas. The most common reason for this problem is because the pilot light is not on. A number of things can make an old furnace pilot light go out including a strong draft a faulty thermocouple or a loss of gas. If your pilot light goes out all you need to.

The gas may be the fuel but the pilot flame is the ignition and one that won t re light on its own. Unlike older pilot lights which have to be lighted by hand automatic pilot lights now commonly found in most home furnaces are regulated by a thermostat and only ignite when needed. Watch our brief tutorial to get your furnace pilot lit. Step 1 shut off the gas.

A pilot light going out can be inconvenient because it will completely cripple your furnace. In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to relight the pilot light in a standing pilot furnace. Good life property management website.