Wall Gas Furnace Pilot Light

If the pilot light will not stay lit it needs to be fixed asap to supply heat to your home and for safety reasons.

Wall gas furnace pilot light.

A gas furnace s standing pilot in which the flame is lit at all times is sometimes referred to as a pilot light but no matter what you call it its purpose is to serve as a small ignition flame for the gas burner. Turn the gas control to pilot and hold it in while you light the flame with a match or a lighter. By cecilia harsch when the pilot on your wall furnace does not stay lit your furnace won t heat. When the thermostat signals for gas to be delivered from the gas valve to the burner it is the standing pilot that ignites the gas flowing to the burners to heat the air in the combustion chamber.

The flame is monitored by something called a thermocouple that is designed to shut off the gas valve to the pilot light in the event that it extinguishes or burns inefficiently. If your old gas furnace has a standing pilot you can follow a standard procedure to relight the pilot light. A pilot light is a small continuously burning flame that is used to ignite the burners in older gas furnaces. The pilot light in your gas furnace supplies heat to your home.