Pilot Light Old Wall Heater

Then press the button again to light up the pilot.
Pilot light old wall heater. Turn the control valve on the heater until the marker that says pilot is lined up with the marker on the outside casing. I have changed the thermastat 3 times. We have never had any trouble with it until one day we turned the heat on the thermostat all the way down. You should hear a hissing sound coming from the valve.
Each time the heater works for a week or three. Have a match or long lighter available to light the pilot. If your old gas furnace has a standing pilot you can follow a standard procedure to relight the pilot light. Keep the knob in for 20 seconds and then release it and turn it to the on position.
I have the thermostat turned all the way down but i still feel heat coming from the heater so i just want to turn it off. Recently i had to re light the pilot light on an older model wall heater and decided to capture it on video. The new wall heaters ignite the pilot light with a spark. February 2018 in the main wall.
After about 30 seconds release the button. When the pilot lights remove the flame but keep pressing the button. The gas wall heater will not turn on. The reason that i think it is the thermastat is because i take it off and touch the wires together and each time the heater comes on.
For old wall heaters after turning the dial towards pilot hold down on the pilot gas button instead of the ignite button. Press inward on the valve. 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. Old gas wall heater.
When one isn t working properly the. Turn the gas control to pilot and hold it in while you light the flame with a match or a lighter. The pilot lite is lit. All i m trying to do is turn off the pilot light inside our new apartments wall heater.
I changed the thermastat and the heater worked for a week or two. 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. Do not attempt to do this at home in northern california pacific gas electric. We have an old coleman gas wall heater that was in our house when we bought it.