GAS PILOT TO WALL FURNACE WILL NOT STAY LITE
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Published 2024-03-29
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All Comments (21)
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That’s an oldie but a goodie! You might have too much draft at the pilot because you have the front cover open. Once the cover is back in place the pilot flame should sit still and any draft should be directed around behind it. Thermocouple was probably bad like you said, you should be able to light the pilot through the inspection window once the cover is on.
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Customer will have a difficult time getting the siding people back to investigate the duct work. I would try to light the pilot through the inspection port as mentioned.
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USA NJ hope you're okay
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That is normal to have that draft with that heater when you take huge cover off. Once you replace the the cover. I have lighted one of those through the inspection glass. There is a lot less draft when you lite it through the site glass. You can twist the wing nuts to remove that small cover. There might be instructions on the cover ?
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Nope. Those siding guys are never coming back. Check the pilot with the door on, there's a glass sight right there.
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Nice one Steven, thanks for posting.
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That old unit would outlast anything on the market today. Hasn't been serviced in 40 years still running like a champ.
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love the old stuff, great vid steve
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I don’t believe there was anything wrong with that unit. The pilot was blowing around erratically because you had that access panel off. That was an abnormal operating condition.. That’s what was causing the huge draft. The only problem there was the thermocouple and you nailed it. If you had put the panel back on, you would have seen a normal pilot. The vent terminal looked perfectly okay. And I’m not an internet troll, I’m a 47 year retired gasman.
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Great to see old stuff still going strong. Modern stuff is just rubbish these days, it's almost like they design it not to get old.
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On those old Direct Vent room heaters you would sometimes have to hang your jacket over the vent termination until you had the pilot cleaned up and running and the doors put back on. Then take you jacket off of the vent and turn the main burner on. Maybe go back and give it a try again. You'll be a hero for your customer. What you have there is normal.
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Hi Steve and Miss Molly...Have a happy Easter..
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I can't imagine ANY of the high efficiency b.s. now sold would even last half the life span of this unit. We can thank our government for that.
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Looks like a unit you would find in a Mobile home or camping trailer!:face-green-smiling:Great video Steve:trophy-yellow-smiling:
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You could even hear the wind on video, good find steve
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That's crazy I can hear it blowing too must be a windy day 👍👍👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Another great video Steve, have a great Easter weekend and keep the videos coming 👍 😀 👌 💥💯💫
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ive seen this type before....that is an old gas valve from the 70s....
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do i miss my steve lav video's, its been6 days....... Where's Steve??
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Ya gotta FAHT into the internals of the furnace and then light a match.
