How To Light A Pilot Light On A Wall Heater

If your water heater has an ignitor press down simultaneously on the pilot valve and the red ignitor button.

How to light a pilot light on a wall heater.

Here is how to light the pilot light on a gas heater. Mounted on the wall and vented through the roof these natural gas heaters have a pilot lights that need to be lighted manually. Lighting the pilot light on a gas heater is simple to do. Step 4 press down the red button next to the control valve and keep pressing while you hold a lighted match or lighter next to the pilot orifice.

Then press the button again to light up the pilot. To light up the pilot flame again you must push the button that opens the gas supply manually. Ignite the long stemmed lighter and hold the flame to the pilot light valves in the center of the pipes on the stove top. Turn the thermostat to its lowest setting.

Continue to apply pressure until you see the pilot light ignite and then for another. Once the pilot light is on it ignites the main burner of the wall heater for comfortable warmth in a single room. After about 30 seconds release the button. As soon as the flame is lit the thermocouple heats up gradually as well taking about 30 seconds to one minute.

When the pilot lights remove the flame but keep pressing the button. Then light the pilot light in the small hole at the bottom of the oven. Light both pilot light valves. For old wall heaters after turning the dial towards pilot hold down on the pilot gas button instead of the ignite button.

Once the thermocouple is hot enough it has produced enough electricity to keep it open. Use kitchen safety matches to light 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. Video of the day.