Lighting Pilot Light Wall Heater Ge

Expect more relighting a pilot light on a ge water heater.

Lighting pilot light wall heater ge. Turn the gas control to pilot and hold it in while you light the flame with a match or a lighter. 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. Light a gas wall heater with a long match or lighter the hardest part of this job is finding where you have to apply the flame. If your old gas furnace has a standing pilot you can follow a standard procedure to relight the pilot light.

If you have an older model and you need to light the pilot locate the control knob. Keep the knob depressed for about 20 seconds after the pilot lights before releasing it. Gas heater pilot light troubleshooting. Keep the knob in for 20 seconds and then release it and turn it to the on position.

Assess the type of pilot ignition. Some older water heaters require you to apply a flame to light the pilot. If this pilot light ever goes out. If you need your gas turned on and pilot light relit after having your house fumigated please call 1 800 743 5000 instead to schedule an appointment.

But if you follow the pilot tube from the gas supply you should be able to locate the opening buried inside the heater behind a metal plate. Under service description select your appliance from the dropdown list. If you can t get the oven pilot to stay lit by following the recommended procedure for lighting it you should call an appliance pro to replace the thermocouple. Start with the burners before lighting the pilot in the oven it s important to make sure the burners are working because you ll need to turn them on before you light the oven pilot.

Gas dryers haven t had manual pilots since 1994. On some water heaters the lowest setting is labeled for pilot lighting.