Pilot Light Old Wall Heater

When the pilot lights remove the flame but keep pressing the button.

Pilot light old wall heater.

Recently i had to re light the pilot light on an older model wall heater and decided to capture it on video. The reason that i think it is the thermastat is because i take it off and touch the wires together and each time the heater comes on. Each time the heater works for a week or three. We have an old coleman gas wall heater that was in our house when we bought it.

When one isn t working properly the. I have changed the thermastat 3 times. This is probably something really simple but i can t figure it out. The pilot lite is lit.

Press inward on the valve. February 2018 in the main wall. Have a match or long lighter available to light the pilot. Find the valve located in the heater and turn it to pilot.

Do not attempt to do this at home in northern california pacific gas electric. The gas wall heater will not turn on. I changed the thermastat and the heater worked for a week or two. That same day when we tried to turn the heat back up.

You should hear a hissing sound coming from the valve. 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. Old gas wall heater. We have never had any trouble with it until one day we turned the heat on the thermostat all the way down.

Then press the button again to light up the pilot. Turn the control valve on the heater until the marker that says pilot is lined up with the marker on the outside casing. If your old gas furnace has a standing pilot you can follow a standard procedure to relight the pilot light. For old wall heaters after turning the dial towards pilot hold down on the pilot gas button instead of the ignite button.

After about 30 seconds release the button. Keep the knob in for 20 seconds and then release it and turn it to the on position. I have the thermostat turned all the way down but i still feel heat coming from the heater so i just want to turn it off. Turn the gas control to pilot and hold it in while you light the flame with a match or a lighter.