Light Pilot Light Wall Furnace

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

Light pilot light wall furnace.

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. This system uses a pilot flame but the pilot lights only when there s a call for heat from the thermostat. If your old gas furnace has a standing pilot you can follow a standard procedure to relight the pilot light. 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.

When your furnace fails to ignite the first place to look is the pilot light. How to light the pilot light to your furnace. The furnace s electronic control board activates an electric igniter that uses a high voltage spark to light the pilot. Turn the gas control to pilot and hold it in while you light the flame with a match or a lighter.

One type of electronic ignition is an intermittent pilot. The most common reason for this problem is because the pilot light is not on. Come fall time or any time your pilot light might go out it is time to re light your pilot light. If your pilot light goes out all you need to.

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. The pilot in turn lights the gas for the burners. When the pilot on your wall furnace does not stay lit your furnace won t heat. Keep the knob in for 20 seconds and then release it and turn it to the on position.

To light a pilot light first turn the gas control valve to off and wait 5 to 10 minutes until all the gas fumes are gone. A number of reasons can cause the wall furnace to not light including a damaged thermocouple a clogged pilot. While older pilots burned constantly wasting gas automatic pilot lights come on long enough to ignite the gas supply and then shut off.