How To Light In Wall Furnace

A pilot light going out can be inconvenient because it will completely cripple your furnace.

How to light in wall furnace.

A modern gas furnace usually has an electronic spark generator to ignite the gas when the thermostat calls for heat. 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 when the thermostat signals for gas to be delivered from the gas valve to the burner it is the standing pilot that ignites the gas flowing to the burners to heat the air in the. A wall furnace is usually used in smaller homes or in house additions. 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. They do require maintenance as well but are much easier to maintain by homeowners. An older gas furnace has a standing pilot that stays on all the time or at least it s supposed to. The gas may be the fuel but the pilot flame is the ignition and one that won t re light on its own.

How to troubleshoot gas wall heaters. 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. Wall furnaces house a pilot light much like a water heater. Find out more about wall furnaces here.

When the pilot on your wall furnace does not stay lit your furnace won t heat. For better or worse a pilot light extinguishing isn t all that uncommon as even a light breeze or draft of air is enough to kill the tiny flame.