Wall Heater Pilot Light

Specifically when the furnace isn t operating during summer.

Wall heater pilot light.

When relit the water heater pilot light flame should wrap around the thermocouple bulb. Your pilot light burns pretty hot for a little flame and it can contribute to completely unnecessary warmth that your air conditioner has to fight through. After about 30 seconds release the button. Pilot lights create moisture.

Turn the gas knob to the off setting and wait 5 minutes to clear out any gas. As a byproduct of the combustion caused by your pilot moisture is generated. 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. Light a gas wall heater with a long match or lighter many modern gas heaters have electronic spark mechanisms to light the pilot light but on older ones you have to do this by hand.

The metals are soft so don t over tighten. Turn the thermostat to its lowest setting. Most furnaces have an adjustment element on the pilot light that allows manual adjusting of the size of the pilot flame. When one isn t working properly the.

Then press the button again to light up the pilot. 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. The honeywell r8845u1003 supplies power to the smart thermostat l m using a nest smart thermostat to control my wall heater that uses 2 thermostat wires. For old wall heaters after turning the dial towards pilot hold down on the pilot gas button instead of the ignite button.

The new wall heaters ignite the pilot light with a spark. Yes you can with the honeywell r8845u1003 relay switch. If you smell gas don t continue to light the gas heater and call a professional heater repair person. The exact location of the adjustment element varies by heater and.

Lighting the pilot light on a gas heater is simple to do. The 2 wires from your heater go to this and 3 wires from the smart thermostat also go to it.