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.

After about 30 seconds release the button. Steps for safely lighting a gas wall heater. 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. 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.

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. If this pilot light ever goes out. Turn the gas control to pilot and hold it in while you light the flame with a match or a lighter. The new wall heaters ignite the pilot light with a spark.

Gas heaters whether they warm up air or water in a home rely on a pilot light to trigger the flame of the actual heater. Find the valve located in the heater and turn it to pilot. Have a match or long lighter available to light the pilot. Turn the thermostat to its lowest setting.

Lighting the pilot light on a gas heater is simple to do. Lighting a gas wall heater is a short process that may need to be done periodically. Here is how to light the pilot light on a gas heater. How to troubleshoot gas wall heaters.

If done properly it is safe and takes around 2 minutes. Then press the button again to light up the pilot. Keep the knob in for 20 seconds and then release it and turn it to the on position. Press inward on the valve.