Well I don't know if this works all the time but I tapped on the Combination control ( the thing that the main gas line comes in to with the switch for the pilot light is on) that thing and my furnace lit up. Like I said don't know why or how it worked but it did! Good luck
No standing pilot, it is a spark ignition unit
i have a 20 year old rheem gas furnace with an electric ignition. when i turn up the thermostate, the pilot starts up but that's it. it doesn't do anything else. What could be the reason for this?
How do I light pilot light on furnace
The gas furnace pilot (flame is lit all the time) 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. And when this little flame fails to operate properly or go out, it's one of the most common reasons a gas furnace will fail to operate.
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.
Where are the following components we are supposed to choose from? But you can tell the teacher for me, the W1 terminal on the furnace is first, followed by the ignitor, followed by the pilot valve.
It could be different for every house.A side note: I'm taking that you mean where is the pilot light located in side your furnace? Depending on the of your furnace it's very possible your furnace does not have a pilot light, in fact it may have an ignition system with a flame management sensor. Try this; turn off the system with the main electrical cutoff switch, wait for about 2 minuets, turn on the switch raise the temperature of the thermostat high enough for the furnace to come on, this should work if it does not try one more time. If that fails call a HVAC & R technician.
Here are some things to check. Is the thermostat turned up? Sounds silly but I went into many homes it was turned down, or the switch on the thermostat was turned to off Is the pilot lit? This assumes you have a standing pilot furnace. If it is spark ignition, does the park cycle start. Check all fuses and breakers
At pilot light, pilot light flows around thermocouple.
Defective thermocouple or possibly a dirty or clogged pilot orifice.
If this is happening you need to get your furnace serviced by a qualified engineer.
Pentair Mini Max does not have a pilot light, it has a Electronic ignition. If your having trouble getting it to fire up you could have a problem with a plugged burner, bad ignition or a bad valve.