Wall Heater Pilot Light Goes Out

This can happen on excessively windy days or nights.

Wall heater pilot light goes out.

Gas valve are allowed 30seconds to fall out. Another cause of a weak pilot is a faulty. A bent or dirty thermocouple. My furnace pilot light will not stay lit.

I can light it and depress the pilot switch for 2 minutes. If this pilot light ever goes out the heater has no way of actually turning on to heat the water or air that your particular type of heater circulates to warm the house or other elements. The number one reason why the pilot light keeps going out is the thermocouple. If so replace the entire valve.

If your pilot light. But once i let go of the button the pilot immediately goes out. If your pilot light re lights easily after going out overnight it s possible it was blown out by a draft. This is the pilot flame that provides the heat.

Over time thermocouples can begin to malfunction and shut off the gas supply to the pilot light even if it s burning properly. Pilot goes out the heater won t operate properly if the pilot flickers is too weak or goes out and the cause could also be blockages in the pilot tube. Does my thermocouple need repl. Either the thermocouple is going bad or it is dirty and needs to be cleaned.

Keep every intake air register in your home open and clear to avoid a vacuum effect in the inlet. A leak in the output duct of the furnace could cause air to blow into the area. There could a fault in the gas valve s main burner solenoid causing it to draw excessive power and starving the pilot flame solenoid. Thermocouples work by producing a small amount of voltage when it is heated.

In english that means a gas valve is slowed to continue to release gas for up to 30 seconds after the pilot fails. You can fix this easily by moving the thermocouple closer to the flame. The initial flame of the pilot heats the thermocouple which will signal the valve to stay open and keep the pilot lit and the propane heater functioning.