Lighting Pilot Light On Wall Furnace

Once the burn cycle is complete both the burners and the pilot turn off.

Lighting pilot light on wall furnace.

In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to relight the pilot light in a standing pilot furnace. The furnace s electronic control board activates an electric igniter that uses a high voltage spark to light the pilot. An older gas furnace has a standing pilot that stays on all the time or at least it s supposed to. How to troubleshoot gas wall heaters.

In turn the pilot lights the gas for the burners. The pilot light or ignition sensor is usually the most common issue when your furnace will not ignite. 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. 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.

If your pilot light goes out all you need to. 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. How to light the pilot light to your furnace. A modern gas furnace usually has an electronic spark generator to ignite the gas when the thermostat calls for heat.

Come fall time or any time your pilot light might go out it is time to re light your pilot light.