How Do I Light My Wall Furnace

Wall furnaces house a pilot light much like a water heater.

How do i light my wall furnace.

A pilot light going out can be inconvenient because it will completely cripple your furnace. Since they have a pilot light system wall furnaces also can usually be repaired easily if something goes wrong. Many homeowners trying to fix a furnace for the first time are surprised if they don t find a traditional pilot light also known as a standing pilot. It s often expected that any appliance that burns natural gas or propane will include a tiny flame that constantly burns and ignites the gas when the appliance s controls deliver fuel to the main burners.

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. They do require maintenance as well but are much easier to maintain by homeowners. The gas may be the fuel but the pilot flame is the ignition and one that won t re light on its own.

A number of things can make an old furnace pilot light go out including a strong draft a faulty thermocouple or a loss of gas. An older gas furnace has a standing pilot that stays on all the time or at least it s supposed to. A modern gas furnace usually has an electronic spark generator to ignite the gas when the thermostat calls for heat.