Gas Wall Heater Pilot Light Flickers

A couple of days ago the pilot light started to flicker as if wind is blowing on it constantly.

Gas wall heater pilot light flickers. The color of a healthy pilot light flame can vary a bit depending on whether your furnace uses natural gas or propane as a fuel. This may also happen if the thermocouple is too far away from the pilot light. Because of this the yellow flame will not adequately heat up the thermocouple and the gas supply to the pilot light will be shut. Inspecting the pilot light flame.

Pilot adj embossed on the gas valve body. I m worried that it might be a sign of a problem and honestly the sound of the flame flickering is annoying. Flame flickers or spits a draft in the room can cause your flame to flicker. The first issue is that the pilot light will frequently go out and need to be relit.

If your propane heater has a standing pilot you should be able to see it through a small window or opening near the control knob. My ventless gas fireplace is 5 years old. 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. When the pilot lights remove the flame but keep pressing the button.

Bad thermocouple the thermocouple is the co pilot to the pilot light in electronic heaters. The gas valve should have a pilot gas adjustment screw. The thermocouple is a heat sensitive device that sends a small electric current to the gas valve signaling it to remain open so the pilot will keep burning. It senses when the flame of the pilot is hot enough to trigger ignition of the natural gas or propane.

If it won t burn blue you may have incorrect gas pressure or a misaligned or dirty burner causing your pilot light problems. Look for the letters. The pilot should be around an inch high and mostly colored blue. If the thermocouple is defective the gas supply to the pilot may be intermittent causing it to flicker.

Another cause of a weak pilot is a faulty. If possible look into the. Turn the control valve on the heater until the marker that says pilot is lined up with the marker on the outside casing. Spitting is often caused by a dirty gas orifice or tube.

If it s flickering split small orange or yellow colored then the pilot tube needs to be cleaned. There are two main issues with a pilot light burning yellow. This happens because yellow flames do not burn as hot as blue flames. A natural gas flame should be a bright blue with the tip of the flame having just a tinge of yellow.

However it may be concealed with a cap.