Light Pilot Light Wall Furnace

When the pilot on your wall furnace does not stay lit your furnace won t heat.

Light pilot light wall furnace.

If your old gas furnace has a standing pilot you can follow a standard procedure to relight the pilot light. Once you ve made sure there s no gas coming out hold a lit barbecue lighter or long match next to the pilot light tube inside your furnace while turning the gas control knob to pilot. 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. A number of reasons can cause the wall furnace to not light including a damaged thermocouple a clogged pilot.

The burner in your gas furnace is ignited either by an electronic ignition as is found in most modern furnaces or with a standing pilot flame which is common in older style furnaces that have an afue annual fuel utilization efficiency rating of less than 80 percent. Mariah shows you how to light the pilot on a wall furnace. To light a pilot light first turn the gas control valve to off and wait 5 to 10 minutes until all the gas fumes are gone. Keep the knob in for 20 seconds and then release it and turn it to the on position.

A gas furnace s standing pilot in which the flame is lit at all times is sometimes referred to as a pilot light but no matter what you call it its purpose is to serve as a small ignition flame for the gas burner. The furnace s electronic control board activates an electric igniter that uses a high voltage spark to light the pilot. In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to relight the pilot light in a standing pilot furnace. If your pilot light goes out all you need to.

One type of electronic ignition is an intermittent pilot. When your furnace fails to ignite the first place to look is the pilot light. This system uses a pilot flame but the pilot lights only when there s a call for heat from the thermostat. The most common reason for this problem is because the pilot light is not on.

While older pilots burned constantly wasting gas automatic pilot lights come on long enough to ignite the gas supply and then shut off. Turn the gas control to pilot and hold it in while you light the flame with a match or a lighter. Good life property management website.