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How to light old in wall furnace.
Since they have a pilot light system wall furnaces also can usually be repaired easily if something goes wrong as there are parts that allow for easy service and repair versus total replacement.
Turn off the gas to your wall furnace.
Light old wall heater if done properly it is safe and takes around 2 minutes.
A modern gas furnace usually has an electronic spark generator to ignite the gas when the thermostat calls for heat.
The supply line is near the furnace and has a cutoff valve to stop the gas flow to the furnace.
Recently i had to re light the pilot light on an older model wall heater and decided to capture it on video.
If your old gas furnace has a standing pilot you can follow a standard procedure to relight the.
How to troubleshoot gas wall heaters.
But if you follow the pilot tube from the gas supply you should be able to locate the opening buried inside the heater behind a metal plate.
Rotate the valve handle to the off position.
Light a gas wall heater with a long match or lighter the hardest part of this job is finding where you have to apply the flame.
How to light a gas wall heater step 1.
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.
Wall furnaces house a pilot light much like a water heater.
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.
Do not attempt to do this at home in northern california pacific gas electric.