Lighting Pilot Light On Wall Furnace

Mariah shows you how to light the pilot on a wall furnace.

Lighting pilot light on wall furnace.

If you have a gas water heater or gas furnace that is not working the pilot light on the heater may have accidentally become extinguished. A number of reasons can cause the wall furnace to not light including a damaged thermocouple a. Schedule your pilot relight now beat the winter rush and avoid long wait times by scheduling heater pilot relight today. 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.

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. How to light the pilot light to your furnace. When you follow the proper procedure for lighting the pilot but it won t light the first thing to check is the gas supply. While older pilots burned constantly wasting gas automatic pilot lights come on long enough to ignite the gas supply and then shut off.

The most common reason for this problem is because the pilot light is not on. For assistance relighting the pilot light consult the water heater or furnace owner s manual or contact southern california gas company socalgas and schedule an appliance appointment. By cecilia harsch when the pilot on your wall furnace does not stay lit your furnace won t heat. When your furnace fails to ignite the first place to look is the pilot light.

Recently i had to re light the pilot light on an older model wall heater and decided to capture it on video. Do not attempt to do this at home in northern california pacific gas electric. Come fall time or any time your pilot light might go out it is time to re light your pilot light. If you have a propane tank make sure there s gas in it.