How To Light A Wall Heater Pilot Light

Here is how to light the pilot light on a gas heater.

How to light a wall heater pilot light.

If your water heater is old style push down on the regulator valve and then apply your match or lighter to the tip of the pilot s valve. The heater won t operate properly if the pilot flickers is too weak or goes out and the cause could also be blockages in the pilot tube. With the gas valve in the pilot position or with you holding the valve in the pilot position use a long stemmed lighter to light the tip of the pilot light s valve. If this pilot light ever goes out.

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. Gas heater pilot light troubleshooting. Light the pilot light. 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. The water heater pilot light is a small flame that ignites the gas burner on your water heater. Keep the regulator valve in the pilot position for 1 2 minutes to allow the thermocouple to sense that the pilot light is on and the water heater to restart. When the water heater pilot light goes out first try relighting it following the directions on the water heater label.

If the pilot doesn t relight if it goes out right after lighting or if the pilot light keeps going out by far the most common. Lighting the pilot light on a gas heater is simple to do.