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A pilot light flame should be about 90 percent blue. Flecks of orange are okay but if the flame is yellow, large, and flickering the pilot light may need an adjustment.
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How do you relight the pilot-light of the home heating furnace?
Turn the knob on the top of the gas valve to "Pilot" and hold it down. Put your match or lighter near the pilot and it should light. Continue holding the knob down for about 30 seconds then release, and the pilot should stay lit. If it goes out then you may need to replace the thermocouple (the gold color rod that the pilot flame burns on) or have the pilot cleaned if it has a yellow flame.
What is the problem when the gas pilot light goes out when the knob is turned to on?
There are two possible causes for this: 1. The pilot light is dirty. You can tell if the flame is a yellow color. If this is the case, it will need to be removed and cleaned. 2. The thermocouple is weak. This is the rod that the flame burns on. It is a safety device to show a pilot flame is on before main gas is allowed to the burners.
What kind of flame is the pilot light of a gas stove?
a complete flame or a blue flame
Which is the flame that contiously stays lit?
The flame that stays continuously lit is called the pilot light. There is also an eternal flame that burns in certain cemeteries.
What is the flame that continuasly stays lit in the older gas stoves?
I believe it is called the "pilot light"
What should a gas pilot light look like?
A steady blue flame with no white or yellow flickering.
Where is the thermo coupler?
At pilot light, where pilot light flame goes directly onto thermo coupler.
What is the flame that continuously stay lit in the older model gas stoves?
It is called a pilot light.
Can not get pilot light to light on the fireplace?
If holding the controls in the LIGHT position for about 15-30 seconds does not keep your pilot lit, there is probably a problem with the thermocouple. That is the small tube that the pilot flame touches. Be sure it is not bent, and being missed by the pilot flame. They do go bad, and require replacement.
When pilot light goes out on a boiler is gas escaping?
No. The pilot valve is closed when no flame is sensed by the thermocouple.
Furnace pilot light keeps going out?
There are several reasons why a pilot light could be going on. One reason is there could be a light breeze that is extinguishing the flame.
What is pilot gas in a furnace?
Pilot gas is the very small flow/burner used to maintain an ignition flame in a gas appliance. Sometimes called a pilot light, or pilot flame, it's used to ignite the main burner.
