Pilot Light Old Wall Heater

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.

Pilot light old wall heater.

Find the valve located in the heater and turn it to pilot. In this hvac training video i show up close how the thermocouple pilot light and gas valve work on a water heater furnace fireplace as well as other ap. The small burning flame from the pilot light lights the main burners. Have a match or long lighter available to light the pilot.

Here s some basic info on the components of a wall heater and how to light the pilot light. Keep the knob in for 20 seconds and then release it and turn it to the on position. Steps for safely lighting a gas wall heater. When the main burner extinguishes the pilot light.

If done properly it is safe and takes around 2 minutes. Do not attempt to do this at home in northern california pacific gas electric. Gas heater pilot light troubleshooting. Turn the thermostat to its lowest setting.

Standing pilot is an older way of igniting a furnace. If your old gas furnace has a standing pilot you can follow a standard procedure to relight the pilot light. It requires a pilot light to be lit 24 7. If this pilot light ever goes out.

Here is how to light the pilot light on a gas heater. Light a gas wall heater with a long match or lighter the hardest part of this job is finding where you have to apply the flame. How to troubleshoot gas wall heaters. If the pilot light goes out the furnace or water heater will not work.

Press inward on the valve. Recently i had to re light the pilot light on an older model wall heater and decided to capture it on video. Turn the gas control to pilot and hold it in while you light the flame with a match or a lighter. Lighting the pilot light on a gas heater is simple to do.

But if you follow the pilot tube from the gas supply you should be able to locate the opening buried inside the heater behind a metal plate.