TOP 10 Reasons Why the Gas Pilot Light Goes Out & Won't Stay Lit!
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- In This HVAC Training Video, I Show UP CLOSE How the Thermocouple, Pilot Light, and Gas Valve Work on a Water Heater, Furnace, Fireplace, as well as other Appliances. I Explain the Top 10 Reasons Why the Gas Pilot Light Goes out or Won't Stay Lit. I Show How the Thermocouple Works, Troubleshooting, and Replacement. I go over wind or pressurization blowing the pilot light out. I show what a bad thermocouple looks like. I explain how to light the pilot as well as other problems. I use a multimeter to measure the millivolts on a 30 mv thermocouple. I show the dc milli-volts it takes to hold the solenoid open on a combination gas valve. Supervision is needed by a licensed HVACR Tech while doing this as Experience and Apprenticeship garners Wisdom and Safety.
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@acservicetech - what would you suggest looking at for a gas fireplace that sometimes pilot light works sometimes not, however when it does light properly, it will only run for a few minutes before it makes a noise & shuts off both the fireplace & the pilot light. After this happens, it won't relight the pilot.
It will light, most of the time but only for a few minutes sometimes only 30 secs. Then shuts off everything. Almost like a safety is engaging unnecessarily.
Any ideas?
I worked for the gas company for 35 years and I could not explain it any better!
@@Loco_Lui did you ever figure this out? This is my problem too!
This is by far one of the best videos and channels i found - by far.
We would really appreciate some help with the following question. We have a pizza shop at Union City NJ and our oven is acting up. The pilot keeps on going off in the middle of pizza cooking we do not know if it is the thermocouple or the safety valve. When we test both are ok!
Are safety valve brands and thermocouple brand differ?
In one oven we have different brands for safety valve, Invensys and Robert Shaw. To my knowledge the theromcouple are also Robert Shaw. Not sure if those brands are good for our application or the community recommend other brands or combinations.
Much much appreciate any help - thanks
AC Service Tech LLC I bought a new thermocouple and replaced, pilot lit right up and all was well for two days.....cleaned the rod but still didn’t work so I bought a second thermocouple ....it worked perfect and then two days later nothing.....the rod was really burned out on the side that faces the pilot........any suggestions?
I have been in IT and using computers all my life and have watched a million UA-cam videos. I have never found anything worth a comment. This video is the best ever. The information and explanation is awesome. Keep up the good work buddy.
I've seen this same comment on a bunch of videos. Sus
That's funny, why is an it worker watching UA-cam so much? It's not part of the job, you'd get fired for watching UA-cam videos. And has nothing to do with I.T. whatsoever.
I'm an elderly lady who's heat went off two nights ago. My son suggested searching UA-cam for trouble-shooting videos (duh--why didn't I think of that!) before he gets here to try to light it. Now I've watched this, I'm pretty sure one of the thermo-couplers is bad, AND the little valve-thingy that springs back up when the right temperature is reached, is bad. Dang, I'm glad he's willing to come help, but I'm kind of pretty sure we'll have to replace those two things before I'll get any heat. But--wanted to compliment you on a video that even a little old lady could follow/understand (pretty much, LOL) Thank you, sir.
This has to be one of the best video/teacher on UA-cam. Very informative as it helped me with my furnace issue. 👌🏾
Great to hear!
Great video. Got my logs to work again thanks to one of these tips. Saved hundreds by preventing the repair man from coming out!
Yea, they're awesome!
I am grateful for this video. Two days before Christmas, and I awoke to a VERY cold house. The pilot on our boiler would not stay lit. You taught me how a thermocouple works and how to determine if it needs to be cleaned or replaced. I replaced mine myself. It took 15 minutes, and it only cost me $11.00. Thank you!
Having worked 35 years as a HVAC technician for the gas utility in St Louis Missouri , I can tell you this is one of the best videos out there on thermocouple and pilot light operations. Just an FYI on cleaning pilot orifices, I find using carburetor cleaner one of the best solutions for a clean pilot orifice (Use safety glasses and no open flames). Again great video and thanks.
Thanks a lot Bob!
Bob, a question please. I changed the t'stat and my pilot light did not stay on after pressing the button for 2 minutos. I tried several times. Could it be the new T'stat??...or should I replace the T'couple...is probably 20 yo. thanks, amigo.
@@tiberio1352 ,. I am assuming you are talking about a water heater? New thermocouple,. Clean pilot and a new thermostat ( you should be good , unless there is an exterior ECO safety or you have a power pile system). You may want to pull up a specific UA-cam video on your particular brand. Hope this helps &. stay safe out there.
@@boby115 Hi, Bob......Furnace. Thank you.
@@tiberio1352 , then a thermostat would have nothing to do with it. Clean pilot, new thermocouple, any ECO safeties check for continuity ( still notl stay lit ,you may be looking at a new gas valve).
This is an extremely helpful video. Just straight talk, simple explanations, and easy to follow instructions. One of the best instructional videos I have ever seen on UA-cam. Well done. Thank you!
Best video I've ever seen in my life! I wish all UA-cam tutorials were this good! Straight to the point! Thanks!
Thank you very much Don!
You did a SUPER job explaining all this. Thank you for all you do to teach others and help us laypeople tinker with success. Again, really awesome communication and instruction!
Where were you and your very good teaching video's 40 years ago ... Lol ... Your a great help to the young'uns coming into the field ... And I'm sure they appreciate you and the effort put into them ...
Yeah, I wish I had resources and videos to watch when I started out too, ha ha!
40 years ago was mostly still 8mm film territory and lucky to have audio on separate reel to reel or phono...
betamax and vhs was supah-dupah high tech new lol
Yes sir!!
Right on
Great video. Very well done. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Another reason why pilot flame won't stay lit is because thermocouple nut that threads into gas valve is too tight. I would light my pilot and it would stay on for a few hours but then go out again. I was pretty sure the thermocouple was good because I had just replaced it months earlier. Before replacing it, I loosened the thermocouple nut 1/16 of a turn, then lit the pilot and it stayed lit. It's been working fine for the last 2 years.
Clear explanations, well-shot video, no useless waffle. Excellent. I just fixed the low pressure gas feed to the pilot light. Fire now working a treat. Thank you so very much. Here's my subscription. All power to your elbow, Sir.
Hey, I just want to thank you, for taking the time to make this video and explain all this. I was a mechanic for awhile, but gas always kind of scared me. Thank you
Thank You , Thank You. For eighteen years I have never been able to figure out why every two or three years the pilot light won’t on our furnace won’t stay lite. Finding and paying technicians in our area is hard to say the least. I did not have steel wool so I used some fine sand paper to polish the thermal couple and to my delight the pilot stayed on. Saved me much time and money and kept my kids warm. All the best to you sir. Mystery solved for years to come. Literally kept me up at night each fall worrying about it as summer came to a close.
You’re a life saver! I purchased a new thermocouple for my old gas fireplace. After a two and hour cleaning and thorough maintenance of the fireplace, the new thermocouple pilot didn’t stay lit and had me struggle for over an hour until I found your amazing video and fixed the problem within seconds. Thank you so much!
I greatly appreciate this video. Last night a good friend of mine informed me that after calling somebody to fix her heater, they gave her some technical talk without even really trying and then basically concluded that the the unit had to be replaced. But after your video (and one other) & merely taking one of your 10 steps, we got the pilot lit and she has heat again! Yay! And being that it's been like 40 freaking degrees with some disrespectful winds, it was a necessity, as well as a pleasantly accomplished feeling. She even wanted to call it quits after 1 attempt, and I joked "now where would Nikola Tesla be if he gave up after one try?" Lol. Moments later I had it working. Thank you for helping me help a friend out. She's been there for me tremendously lately so it was nice that I can help her out with something worthwhile. Cheered me up to see her all happy and giddy. Much love!
That is great Lynn, thanks for letting me know!
This video just solved our furnace problem.Very helpful. Serviceman suggested a new furnace. An adjustment to the pilot flame fixed it. Thank you!
MAN... I have watched gazillion videos on how to fix mt patio heater. and guess what? it is still turning OFF. but watching you and learning from you???? MAN I got it right this time. THANKS SOOOOOO Much for your professionalism and good teaching.
God Bless you and bless yours
May The Lord Bless You Too SNazarene G!
Sam G, was yours turning off after using it for a while? My gas fireplace just went out (including pilot) after using it for several hours.
Thank you!!! Super informative and useful video, it helped me understand a lot of things about the real way this system works. I have a Regency gas fireplace insert (propane) that had been fine for many years but the pilot light recently would not stay lit. Nothing had changed but the root of the problem was that there was not enough flame coming from the pilot head to reach the thermocouple and keep the solenoid on. Some cleaning and a little prying to open things up and I'm back online.
Once again thank you so much for taking the time to make this detailed and instructive tutorial. The comments show how awesome it is, has saved people countless $$. When it comes to heating it could even save lives.
Organized, fluent, concise, accurate = great video. I'm just an average homeowner and have encountered and solved all of these problems over the years except misdirected air currents.
My boiler is 35 yo and still going strong. Kept my central air units going through 46 yr. of good service. Though I did have to take a test and get a license to handle refrigerants. Subscribed.
Thank you, you saved me hundreds! Your video taught me everything I needed to know in order to troubleshoot my gas fireplace.
Since he didn't say it I'll say it for him. You're welcome :)
one of the best teachers around.
Glad you enjoyed the video Krzysztof!
What a great 👍🏼 video full of explanation and knowledge !
Sir , you are a natural star ⭐️
Really glad you enjoyed it Thomas!
best instruction video! I watched a dozen similar videos, and this is the most detailed and well explained one. Help me troubleshoot my gas furnace and identified 2 problems. I'm lucky enough to do it myself and have the heat running! Saved me a thousand bucks.
I cleaned the thermal coupler and it fired right up!!! Thanks for the great info.
You never cease to amaze with your versatile skills and of course the ability to teach others! God bless you for helping so many save money and make their lives easier with your repair and troubleshoot videos!
Great video on the thermal-couple. By far the best in detail video on what could be going on with a furnace. Great job! A BIG thank you!!!
Those leads for meter helped.
Thank you for the video-you helped me diagnose the issue which was the gas valve. I called a licensed plumber and issue was resolved. Your video help me save a bit of money because I was able to diagnose the problem, everything was apart and ready for the plumber and he brought the valve with him. Thank you for taking the time to post this video.
Thank you for explaining all the different issues that may arise. I live off grid and far from any service tech. So I have to figure out how to fix any issue on my own with everything. 👍🏽
You saved me a lot of money today, AND I learned enough to likely fix future issues without driving myself to tears.
Good work, and thank you.
Thanks Tim!
Tim Smith my lord ive paid over 3 thousand and my furnace still keeps going off during the night.
Really great video. Love the thorough explanations! Well done!
Awesome, detailed explanation. Helped me troubleshoot my furnace not providing heat. Turned out the pilot just went out, but now I’m prepared for testing if it continues to be an issue.
Subscribed!
I have to PM some unit heaters tomorrow. Thank you for your continued help!
What an absolutely thorough and detailed presentation. Very good job!
Thanks Elwood!
thank you so much for this straight forward video, having this issue right now and you just saved us a ton of cash, thanks again. god bless you
May The Lord Bless you too!
Thank you for this. 15 years of fighting this gas valve and I finally understand how it works
Thank you so much for this video. New home owner here and avid DIYer, had this issue this morning and was able to have my boiler back up and running in less than an hour after being informed that the boiler wasn't working properly.
Great video. Subscribed👍🏻
I’ve found that too much pressure can cause a blowtorch effect and overheat the TC causing the pilot to go out. A difference in 2 or 3” of WC can make this happen.
Exceptional job 👏 well explained, excellent video thanks!
Thanks Darren!
Excellent video. It gave me the confidence to troubleshoot my Faber gas fire - the pilot wasn't staying lit. The pilot flame wasn't contacting the thermocouple. Using a tyre pump for compressed air, I cleared out the pilot tube and vacuumed around the area and now it's working again.
1000% appreciative of this video, brother. I didn't have any of the meter or special tools to check or test voltages. The only thing I was certain I could do in this pinch I was clean the thermocouple rod. I did so and thank God that was the issue. There was so much build up on the rod. Disassembled it and cleaned it and put it back together , lit the pilot and it stayed on. Thanks a bunch, dude. Back in business with good heat. Just in time too. It's cold even here in Texas. Thanks again.
Wonderful video, you are an awesome instructor. Thank you
Glad to help Jeremy!
Just one word , EXCELLENT!!!
Thanks a lot Russell!
Russell Linthicum yeah
4:30 on a Friday that happened to be Valentines Day. A greenhouse full of plants and a forecast low of 15F. A unit heater with a pilot light that wouldn't light. Your video saved my crops. Thank you so much for this video!
Thats great to hear the crops are in good condition. My grandfather and my father were farmers so I know how important it is and how much work and cost goes into it. Thanks
Great video! After watching, I was positive it was #5, as it had all the symptoms of a bad solenoid. But, on mine it is not serviceable. So, I dropped back and went ahead and did #2, clean thermocouple, just for the heck of it. It worked! Saved me a new assembly, Thank you
excellent overview - thank you - wish i'd seen this before replacing a thermocouple!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow teacher excellent, for all your students, like me, i have learning from you. Thanks, have a wonderful day.
Thank you very much Luis!
I can't thank you enough. I live in a very rural area -- there's no one to call for most things, except for 'helpful' neighbors whose help sometimes scares the crap out of me. The closest service person is 115 miles away. I'm a little handy but have never had much experience with these kinds of issues. Mine turned out to be a simple cleaning of the thermocouple rod.
I have used this video a few times now as I pinpointed various little issues to continue to make my giant Empire-brand room heater work again without calling anyone. It's pretty great.
Your video quality and explanation of issues were very informative and detailed thanks for your advice keep doing this.
Thanks a lot Charles!
Overall a very good detailed video. One thing I come across quite often in the field is a combination of a weak solenoid and weak thermocouple. Thermocouples usually produce more millivolts when new and then weaken a little over a few days to a few weeks to finally settle on their final millivolt number. As your video showed, a good solenoid will often stay open with only a few millivolts but one going bad may require 25 or so millivolts. I have often seen someone continually changing thermocouples every few weeks. Once I changed the valve their problems would go away since the new one only required a few millivolts. As you have shown, this can all be verified on a multimeter.
Great info Greg, thanks!
Hoping u can give me your opinion as to why my kitchen gas heater ( vented Williams heater probably 15 years old ) keeps going out after about 36-48 hours of running. I have same heater in living room ( ten feet away from each other ) that works fine. Both connect to Honeywell thermostat. For w.e reason the kitchen pilot just goes out. It will lite fine and stay on for a day or two, then it just goes out. The heaters were off for 7-8 months just lit them and only one stays lit. Any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank u in advance.
@@shaunflynn5790 so did you ever find the problem? My furnace is doing the same thing. Replaced the thermocouple and it's still going out 2-3 times a day. I'm guessing the pilot solenoid is going bad but can't find just the solenoid, only the entire gas valve at $170
Dear AC Service Tech Guy - First, I would like to say many many thanks to you for putting this wonderful video to help people. I consider myself a DIY person, but I don't mess with things I don't know. This video gave me the confidence to try step by step. It worked! I fixed my gas furnace pilot!
Thank God and Thank You for the feeling of accomplishment and saving hundreds of dollars and the pain of finding an honest technician. Thank you!
🙏 Thank you from Melbourne Australia. Saved me calling in a technician on the weekend and paying him weekend rates. Managed get my old Valcan gas heater working again. Cheers!
Brother. You saved my day... thank you so much for this information. Keep it up!
Glad to help Miguel!
I've been schooled! My questions have been answered. Thank you.
Happy to help!
Thank you! My thermal couple was dirty after a very smoky event happened in the broiler. Cleaning it off with steel wool got me back up and running. Thanks again!
EXTREMELY well done. great camera work and setup
Thank you very much Carl!
This is by far the most detailed and thorough video on how to diagnose a pilot light. Thank you very much for uploading it.
Excellent video. I’ve been in the HVAC trade over 20 years and I learn something every yI watch your videos. Thanks.
just used some of your tips, work out great!!!!!
Thanks rueben!
Yes, excellent, concise and professional instruction.
Maybe not the place to share this but I sense experts here. A few of the more esoteric and unplanned issues for the old pro or engineer involve detecting when there is an unusual localized air current around a given pilot which pushes the flame off the thermocouple--usually you can see it blowing, or see it shifting when a guard is brought close. How to figure and add a base draft shield for vertical drafts or side draft shield safely for the pilot without impeding it's function is a talent. Twice I found an additional combustion air inlet draft brake was needed to preserve the pilot. We're certainly not supposed to have to do that kind of stuff--the anomalies. Some modern sealed water heaters can get clogged inlet combustion air filters or may get rust flakes occluding the inlets on the bottom of the chamber creating a very wandering and sluggish main burner flame which overheats and shuts the pilot and everything down. Some sealed chamber water heaters chop off the air supply to stop the unit when the over-heat limit gets tripped and figuring out that that is what happened is obnoxious. The draft hood at the base of the flue is supposed to dampen most through-the-unit draft effects but they're not always 100% effective. An evacuating type chimney cap can aid to offset the down draft when the outdoor wind creates the ram/lee effect over the home forcing the downdraft of chimneys and flues. The most phenomenal pilot issue I've ever seen I called the Shadrak. The pilot assembly and airflow formed a cold-air vortice up and around the 350mv (low-voltage system) thermo"pile". I had to use a mA meter and a mV meter simultaneously to read what the thermocouple was doing. Carefully recording, replacing it twice with two brand new thermopiles. I was mad at the supplier, I thought I was getting dud thermocouples. It cooled so cool until it dropped out, even though I could visually see it in the flame with the flame corona across it's upper section. Never, never had I seen that, never will again; a base shield against vertical drafts solved it. One more bad pilot issue I've encountered could be called "cold pocket" where at the wrong cold temperature, a pilot in a sealed combustion system can use up it's air supply before establishing a draft; it's rare and the manufacturer hasn't been able to beat it either. But no worries mate, you got it, it's covered, keep it up, it'll be ok, have back-up heat and go to a friend's house if need be.
Ha ha very nice, thanks for all the detailed notes!
So I already commented on this great video. Gave me the confidence to get into trying to fix mine myself. My pilot would easily lite but no fire. I took my glass off, cleaned My thermocouple with a steel wool. Works like it was new. Saved me money! Awesome!
Thanks Mike!
This 69 yr old Grandmother who lives alone in a Mongolian Ger off grid was able to determine the problem with my propane heater from your video and fix the problem. My eternal thanks for your video. It might have saved my life. It did make a very bad day a good day and this old lady is very grateful.
Excellent well made troubleshooting video.. Thank you very much...
Thanks Richard!
Thank you for this video very clear and concise.
Thanks gyver471!
Thanks to you, I was able to get my furnace running again. Can’t thank you enough God bless you.
Great to hear!
Between this video and the flame sensor video, you have taught me so much already. Your explanation is detailed yet straightforward. I sense vast experience in your methodology. Thank you sir!
~ Fine instruction , thank you
Thanks Fulcrum!
Thanks, I needed this for work.👌👌👌
Thanks Roy!
Thanks! My fireplace would not work and I cleaned, using the steel wool and now it works. Awesome. Thanks again!
Thank you for this video. It was very educational and provided all scenarios of why my pilot is not staying lit. The video was short but loaded with invaluable information. It help me resolve my problem. I’m a subscriber now! :)
That UEI thermocouuple tester is nice and well worth the $16 price!
Great video sir!
Yeah its very nice, thanks Tomon8tor!
Tell me where you get them for $16 and I will buy a few hundred to sell on.
Do you have a video on how to deal with burner popback? Your videos are great. Really appreciate you sharing. You have been so much help. I am working on my second furnace project for my home recording studio.
I don't have one to date but would like to do one in the future, thanks Kjetil Landsgard!
Thanks for the video. I'm working on a 1976 furnace in an Apache pop up camper and this video has taught me a lot. Thanks again.
Another great vid,Thanks for sharing this is going to be so helpful in troubleshooting gas valves trying to recall all that ,since doing this once in a bluemoon
Thanks a lot Gene!
Thanks for a great informative video
Thanks i3YNK i3!
You saved me from having to make a Saturday emergency call. Can't thank you enough. Should we ever meet, beers are on me.
It has been said many times, but this is a well planned out and executed video.
Very informative! Problem and solution explained very clearly! My heater stopped working today, the pilot turned off, being new house owner I didn’t know how to turn on pilot, spent 200$ on technician and he turned the pilot on and left, pilot turned off in few minutes! Then I watched this video and Just cleaned carbon off my thermal couple* and my heater is working again. Thank you so much!
You just save me..................! Thank's a lot
Thanks skullcollector29!
This video is Bad Ass...........! Thank You very much ......!
Thanks skullcollector29!
Terrific video! Great that you break down the top 10 faults and how to diagnose them. Furnace now working with a new thermocouple.
Thanks so much for this helpful video. I went through the potential causes step by step, and sure enough it worked! Turned out to be the combination of a dirty thermocouple and restricted airflow to the pilot. Fixed both at no cost!
Thanks FJL260!
@@acservicetechchannel how come my furnace pilot light I can't light and it's a standing pilot
Im on my first year apprenticeship and this video has a lot of information to learn and I really appreciate you sharing this. Quick question, is the solenoid replaceable or can be fixed if stuck (do you have a video for this?) or the whole gas valve has to be replaced with a new one? Thanks in advance.
Usually we replace the whole gas valve. The solenoid gasket could be hung up and we have faster access to a replacement combination gas valve, thanks
Thanks for your advice. Great video!! @@acservicetechchannel
Hello! Your video is really informative and well thought out, thank you! I believe that our problem (with the pilot light on the water heater) is wind. Every year between October and April we have to continue to relight the water heater (could be a couple times a day, could be once every few days). This issue doesn’t seem to happen during the warmer months. We live in a condo and our appliance is in a temperature controlled attached garage. So would you recommend adjusting the proximity of the thermocouples to the pilot light? Thank you in advance, I’m excited to try and fix this reoccurring annoyance!
There may not be any adjustment except the pilot flame adjustment screw. If it is wind then you may have too large of an exhaust. That is a common problem when the exhaust is 4 or 5" when it should be 3" if that is the size the manufacturer specifies, thanks
Thank you! I will look into this!
Years ago I lived in a split level house and in the winter the wind would blow over the peak of the roof and down the chimney and blow out the pilot in the furnace. We had to rework the opening of the chimney to divert the wind.
Excellent video!!! Thank you so much. Trouble shot a couple items and it was the clogged pilot tube!!! Saved tons of time and money
Thank you for your support!
Dude. You save this heaters life. I was about to throw it out and get a new one. Thank you. The way you explained and demonstrated this was the best.
Thanks a lot Truth!
Great video. You mentioned a 30mv thermocouple. How do you know what mv thermocouple to use on a particular application? It it stated somewhere?
That is just the standard thermocouple that is usually used unless the unit runs on a 750mv thermopile/powerpile, thanks Roger!
Super excellent video! Clear, concise, well lit, just perfect. So many guys just like to hear themselves talk, but this was a great production, packed with great information. Thank you so much!!!
Thanks a lot Mr. Happy!
OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING! Thank you for taking the time to produce this excellent video. It's one of the best I've seen and I've viewed hundreds over the last several years.
Wow, thank you!
This is so informative! Omg… I now know more about my gas fireplace than the technician that came to my house yesterday to look at it. They just told us we needed a new fireplace…. I was able to get it going by warming up the thermocouple with my lighter and now I know… from this video that the pilot flame is too small/low so when it cools off I will have to check to see where the valve is to turn up the flame on the pilot! I’ll be sure to save this video for future issues! Thank you so much!😊 saved me lots of money!
I'm back again for a refresher. I find your video to be one of the best presented, knowledgeable, & explained ones on UA-cam
That's awesome to hear!
Oh man, I didn't know I had to keep the pilot knob down until the thermocouple kicks on... I'm lucky the neighbors didn't call the cops due to yelling and banging sounds haha. I appreciate you taking the time to show how it works. I was very curious and I'm a visual learner so thanks a lot!
Great video. Simple cleaning with compressed air and steel wool and my ventless fireplace works again! Thanks. Tech wanted $200 just to come out.
Endless Kudos to you, my friend, for making a concise and VERY helpful and informative video. You clearly know your field and I have greatly appreciated a run-down of these pilot light issues. I work as an electrician and can understand these concepts, though I have not really worked on HVAC systems; this helps so much in my home and friends who ask for my help. (And local companies charge up to $300 just to come LOOK at your furnace!)
Thank you. Knowledge is power and it not easily given for free; you have a very open-source, "Linux" mindset :D
Power to the people~!
Yes knowledge is power and glad to help! Check out the Refrigerant charging book book that was just published at acservicetech.com thanks!
I hadn’t used our fireplace in a good while and it’s finally cold down here in southeast Texas. My pilot kept turning off, and it turns out that my thermocouple was dirty. I used your tips and now it’s working properly. You saved me time and money. Thanks for sharing! I appreciate you. (Problem 2: Dirty Thermocouple at 3:28)
Thanks Shiro!
Great video, thanks for taking the time to make the video and explain the issues.
Thanks a lot Jeff!
Excellent explanations!! 👏👏👏👍 Thank you. I’m just getting to put the fireplace to work after a year plus of moving to my house. I’ve been able to get the pilot on, but it is not staying lit. The thermocouple explanation is all I need to get it going. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the time and effort you put into teaching us DIY'ers about problems we may incur with a pilot light problem..Thank you and God Bless
Woa! A real gas maintenance class in 10 minutes. Thank you so much.