How To Light Old Wall Heater Pilot

Gas heaters whether they warm up air or water in a home rely on a pilot light to trigger the flame of the actual heater.

How to light old wall heater pilot. First turn your thermostat all the way down so only the gas pilot light is burning. Have a match or long lighter available to light the pilot. Turn the thermostat to its lowest setting. Find the valve located in the heater and turn it to pilot.

If this pilot light ever goes out. If the knob won t go in fiddle with it until it does. The only thing is that the old water heaters don t come with a pilot light igniter on their own. The tiny tube is usually silver so it s hard to miss.

When the pilot lights remove the flame but keep pressing the button. After waiting for 10 minutes use the following procedure to relight the pilot light. Turn the control valve on the heater until the marker that says pilot is lined up with the marker on the outside casing. You ll be able to find the pilot at the end of the tiny tube that s sticking out.

Gas heater pilot light troubleshooting. Push in the knob and hold it in. You should hear a hissing sound coming from the valve. Here is how to light the pilot light on a gas heater.

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. Press inward on the valve. Here is how to turn off the pilot light on a gas heater.

Lighting the pilot light on a gas heater is simple to do.