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Gas fireplace repair - WON'T Work, Start or Light - piezo ignitor spark igniter
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2016
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As always shut off the gas before you do any repairs and if you smell gas, let it clear first. If you can not see a spark when pushing the ignitor, first clean the metal surfaces of the thermopile, thermocouple, igniter, and pilot. A light sanding with sandpaper, wire brush, or steel wool works great to remove the soot. If your piezo ignitor (also spelled 'Igniter') is broken they are a cheap and easy replacement so don't worry too much about it. I think Home Depot and Lowe's sell them. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Let me know how your repair goes!
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Thank u. U just saved me lot of money in repairs. It was just my pilot that was off. I followed the instructions and all worked out. I even realized that the glass was dirty and cleaned it. Looks brand new now. Thank u
I've watch many instructional videos on youtube in my day, and I just wanted to say that this one was extremely helpful. Thank you very much.
Thank you for making this video. My brother lives out of town and my Mom wanted her fireplace in her bedroom to work. She hasn't used it in 10 years. I got her fireplace up and running now thanks to your video. 🙂
Excellent video. Went in completely clueless trying to make my fireplace work to having learned a lot in a short few minutes and on top of that save myself hundreds of dollars. Tyvm!
Just moved into new house and had no idea how to use my fire place till now!!!! I wish you the best of luck in life!!!
Thanks for the walkthrough! Found out my piezo wasnt close enough to the gas to arc a spark. 10 seconds and a pair of pliers and we're back to cozy heat!!! :)
Thank you very much for this video. My fireplace wasn't igniting and I thought there would be a hefty repair bill or it. After watching your video, I just cleaned the ignitor contacts and it now sparks every time. A quick and easy 5 to 10 minute job. :)
Your advice regarding cleaning off the pilot assembly was spot on!
Thank you!
This video was perfect. Saved me hundreds of dollars! Thank you sir! Got it fired back up in minutes.
Man I bought this house and couldn’t figure out how to ignite my gas fireplace…I did all steps leaving out the key step, which was to push in and HOLD the pilot while trying to ignite…lol, you are kind of a life saver bro! Thank you.
Exact same!!! New homeowner, didn't know to push pilot ✌️
Great video Adam!!! Best of the lot on these issues. Getting rid of clogging debris is so important. Let your patience be fueled by your desire not to pay a "ca-ching" $150 service call plus get sold replacement parts you don’t really need. I have started to love fixing things and saving money! You are AdamAwesome in my book!
3 questions:
1. What’s the hi-low knob to the left of the pilot knob?
2. What’s the flow knob on the far far left for and how should it be set?
3. Why are there 2 wall switches for the fireplace? It seems like 1 of them doesn’t do anything.
This video is godsent. Apparently the pilot ignitor doodad came loose from the wire and I had to reattach it.
Saved me so much money not having to call someone to fix it.
VERY GOOD OVERVIEW OF HOW TO START YOUR GAS FIREPLACE
The superior dt or dr 500,600&800 are one of my favorite fireplaces to work on. Please refer to your owners manual for log placement and ember placement on these models. It’s a much better experience if you don’t plug any of the ports and place embers on all of the solid surface of the burner pan in dime size pieces. For an extra effect, you can place platinum embers, half in the flame and half on the Rockwool for a bright white to blue to orange-ish flame
Great video thanks. Just a quick note. When crimping the connector onto the wire, squeeze the connector between the two plier handles. You’ll get a much better crimp.
Adam, Great advice! I removed two logs and used sandpaper gently on the themopile and ignitor. Then I gently blew out loose debris at the base of thermopile area and through the pilot with an air compressor. Made my day. Thanks
THIS! My fireplace was going out oddly, and all I had to do was sand my thermopile gently with some really fine sandpaper. 5-minute repair, and I'm good again.
Hi thanks for your video it really helpful.could you please upload video how to change thermocouple and fsd
Thank you! Fixed everything and it was a great tutorial on how to start it again. :)
Awesome video! I have a fireplace almost identical to this one so seeing this was very helpful and allowed me to get everything working. Thanks!
I thought the piezo was bad but discovered that a piece of schmutz was in the way. Thanks for posting your very helpful repair video!
Yess!!! Worked! Thought my igniter didn’t work. Just needed to clean it. Thanks so much!
Thanks, just moved into house and wasn't working. This guy made it really easy for me. Thanks! this guy is awesome!
Thank you! I was definitely concerned about how expensive it would be. You explained how the system works, so I was able to understand the steps and what to be looking for.
Great video and helped us get our fireplace started for the first time since moving in, however, after a short bit the fire went out. While we were able to relight the pilot, the fire place would not relight. We heard about a reset button located on the right side of the furnace which needed to be pushed to make the system work. We were told that it is red, but have been unable to locate it. Do you have any videos that show the placement for a Lennox MPB3530 gas fireplace?
Thank you for the well-done video, Adam. I've had my Lopi freestanding gas fireplace for 14 years, and about 5-7 years ago the igniter started "misfiring" - I get no spark when pushing and hearing the loud snap-click. Sometimes it does it on the third to fifth click, sometimes never, ten or twenty clicks... So I open up the fireplace and light the pilot manually.
I will take the spark igniter button off and test it on my hand to see if it shocks me. That's a far more reliable test than trying to catch the spark with a hand-held Volt-Ohm-Meter. Literally "first-hand" information! (:::Laughing::: "Don't tase me, bro!")
Disclaimer: I am mechanically inclined and know wiring, too, so know how to do things like this without blowing myself up. Don't think that since I can, and it was fine, that you can, and it will be fine. "Darwin Awards" are always ready to be handed out to people who manage to get themselves killed doing something stupid. Don't do something stupid. Hire Adam.
Great video 7 years later, I didn't realize I had to hold pilot while pressing igniter. Now only pilot, no fireplace, more research!
Thank you Adam for posting this video...this was very helpful.
hi i have fireplace some time given me hard time after clean it burners dose not on
please respond
You just saved me $125.00. Thank you so much!! You're a very good instructor.
Extremely helpful, thanks!
Well done. Thanks for this short, consice, and to the point video.
A+ finally a tutorial that's GOOOD thank you!
I know it's later than later, but thank you so much for showing me. I'm a engineer but I just couldn't fix it
This little video with a great help thank you
Great explanation clear and simple, thank you!
Exactly what I needed. Excellent tutorial video. Thank you
Excellent guidance
Thanks! 💪🏾❤ Now I need get a full flame.
Thank you so much for this informative tutorial! It took me about 15 minutes from start to finish to get my fireplace functioning again. (The most difficult thing was replacing the top louver panel!)
Thank you for the video . I am so afraid of gas but my fireplace won’t turn on and I don’t see a pilot light . You have made me feel a little more relaxed but I am afraid I will do something wrong . I can clean up around it and check the pilot light . ThT is a start
Very helpful thanks! I could not get our pilot light lit b/c I had completely forgotten that I needed to push in the pilot valve knob when sparking. I am generally pretty handy around the house and even repaired my home furnace on occasion...just needed that little bit of knowledge....saved the day...or rather our evening by the fire. Thank you.
We are dealing with this issue in our, new to us, home. I'm guessing your vid here will help solve the issue. Thank you...
Thanks for the information Well presented. However, my pilot light isn’t igniting the fireplace when I push the remote. I do hear the beep, but nothing. Can you suggest something?
Thank you Adam, what a great video!
Excellent video. My issue is i can get the pilot lit, but cannot get the gas to turn on via the wall switch. Someone mentioned "striker" needs cleaning or repair? DO you have a video on this issue or knowledge? I have the same exact model as you show in this video
Thank you Adam. My pilot is lit but the main burner wont ignite. I do have the dial turned from pilot to ON. What should I check next?
an extremely helpful and well done video
Question: I'm not getting any gas flow to the pilot. There's a spark and I can hear the solenoid click when power is turned on or off, but no gas flow to the pilot tube. Any suggestions?
I've the same problem. How did you get it working?
@@magedfunnet As I understand it, it is all about the thermocouple. If the thermocouple is bad or "iffy," then the regulator picks up no signal to open, even for a pilot flame. Not all thermocouples are the same, as I've learned. You do get what you pay for!
@@tonyjames1953did you replace the whole set or just the thermal coupler
Hey Adam - ours was sparking but not staying lit. I see you mentioned the thermopile at the beginning. Like you mentioned, we cleaned it and now it works. I posted a video if you want to see it on my channel. It was actually pretty easy. Thanks.
Great video. Question though: my pilot light is lit, but when I flip the wall switch to ignite the main burner it doesn’t light right away. Gas then builds up in the fireplace and eventually ignites with a big boom. What could cause this? Thank you in advance!! Greg
I think it takes time for it to start once u have lit it.
So I cleaned thermocouple etc and was able to get pilot light to come on.... after a few minutes additional fire comes on underneath Pilot but when I let go of pilot button in order to turn to on it goes off.... thanks for video and any help!
Hi, I thank you for your videos and helping out. I have a gas Lennox fireplace. We just bought this house. The pilot lights up and stays on, we changed the thermopile so it is new. The main burner is not lighting up. I bypassed the wall switch it doesn't work but when I bypass the gas valve circuits using a paperclip, it will stay on as long as I have the paperclip there. I don't know how to fix that. I will apricate any help I can get!!
Very well presented. Thanks, Adam!
This help me so much I hired 2 ppl and they could not fix
Thanks, I was able to get my upstairs fireplace working in our new house.Now my downstairs firework. Gas and igniter seem to be working fine. However, pilot light does not stay lit after I un-press the pilot button. Even if I hold it down for several minutes. Any suggestions?
Excellent video. Very informative.
Thank you!
Hello Adam
I press the Piezo Ignitor along with the button in the pilot position and I do get a spark from the ignitor. But my fireplace still does not light up. What could it possibly be from that point?
Thank you so much
Hi Adam,
I'm just hear clicking, but no spark on my Valor fireplace. I see no spark at all near the area where the thermocouple is our where the pilot would light. Any ideas??
Very well done and clear and concise info
There’s another on off switch besides the pilot/on/off knob? And can you use a cleaner on any of this if gas is off? Thanks…
I was wondering if you have some information or a video on replacing the whole pilot assembly.. It is a Superior ( It was owned by Lennox)..
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well done thank you
What would you suggest if you push the pilot button and NO comes from pilot tube? And yes gas is turned on and the igniter is sparking, just no gas. Thanks
I have exactly the same issue. The igniter sparks and there is no gas. From the tank outside the gas line splits in two: one goes to this fireplace and the other line to another fireplaces that works. Why I have no gas on the first one?
If you found an answere or have a hint, PLEASE, let me know!
Question.have an IPI system.my pilot lights but the main burner want. There's a continued sparking after the pilot lights. On occasion the main burner will ignite but after 20 seconds is blows out. Any ideals could it be a bad ignite assembly
So this is 7 years old, but curious, on all of the igniters, the wire is plug in? The wire for my RV water heater looks great but the igniter fell apart, and sort of works. I just want to buy the igniter and plug it in.
Thank you for this video - outstanding. Saved me a service call and $$$.
Great video! Your is the best that I watched!
My igniter sparks, but takes several (10-12) tries to light. Is that pretty normal?
thank you, you just saved me at least $150 service call plus plus plus...
Thanks! Novice fireplace guy (yours truly) forgot to push the pilot light button in.
Hi, I have a similar gas valve. The pilot is blue stays on no problem. But when I call for the main burner to come on it won't. The thermopile voltage is around 580mv open circuit and about 360mv closed circuit. Is it a bad gas valve? Thanks
Adam: we have a battery pack 3V igniter. Used to spark orange now sparking blue and doesn't light the flame. We do not use a pilot flame, just manual start with wall switch.
Nicely done
question..on my insert..the pilot lights up just fine, but the larger flame will not ignite. The insert has an electric switch that we typically use to start the larger flame. I replace the switch but it still doesn't work. Do you have any ideas why the fire place won't flame up?
I have the exact same situation - Heat n glo IPI
Me too
Have you cleaned out your distribution pipe? There should be a series of jets that might get plugged. If you don't have any flame anywhere, then you might have an issue with your fuel supply. Having a welding tip cleaner around helps.
Lyle Coe mine has a three position knob. Off, Pilot, and Run. You only get a small flame in the pilot position. After it warms up you Press and turn the knob to Run and get a full flame. Pilot is the mode for standby and lighting it. Of course my model has a pilot light, yours may or may not. Try pressing the knob and see if it turns a bit more.
and after 18 years, I still forget to turn the knob back after lighting the pilot and scratch my head , why do the flames do not ignite?...every year same memory loss...
Great guy!
Useful information. Thanks !!
Adam, the pilot of my fireplace is easy to light-up, but then it doesn't open the gas valve, so...the fireplace only has the pilot on, and it doesn't heat the room. Any suggestion? Thank you!
My heater start really hard to the point where the lift of vent open and it blows out my pilot light. The pilot light stay lit and has a good flame until the heater turns on. Has worked perfectly for the last 10 years. Any suggestions other than throw it out?
Yay, I have the same one! im glad you made this.
There is a black box says remote on it and I don’t have a remote. Which position should I put it in? Thanks.
When I light my logs after a minute the logs and pilot both go off. The pilot can be relit but will not stay on. Thanks
clean or replace your thermo coupler, the function of a coupler sends a signal to your automatic gas shutoff valve , which is a safety
@@80hdjenkins71 I do have the same Fireplace with same problem and I replaced the thermo coupler and I still have the same problem. Both pilot and the whole fire place go off. !!! I even sanded the Ignitor and it still shots off after a wile of working.
Hi, I want to know about pushing more heat into the room. I have a vented gas log fireplace, builder grade. I know it is normal for the mantel to get hot. How can I get that heat into the room? I’ve heard there are heat pumps. I don’t want to have anything bulky and ugly sitting on the hearth.
Very nice...thank you!
I have a very old gas fire (1983) which has a piezo igniter but no thermo-couple device. It sparks fine but will rarely light. I have changed the peizo but its the same. I have cleaned and altered the spark gap and it will sometimes work a few times (days) but then it gets difficult again. I light it with a sperate gas lighter and it catches well every time. I am at a loss with this and my mind whirls as I wonder if this spark is made weak by a HT leakage? However it looks OK if the white colour is OK for the spark? When it is lit I can see the gas all around the spark discharge points. It makes no sense to me at all. I find myself wondering if this is a critical gas/air mixture that's not quite right? If so why would that be? It reminds me of an old Ford car... that's a very bad starter!
Any help with this would be most welcome. It makes no sense to me. Rgds BerryG
My thermo pile and coupler didn't have a lot of buildup on them, simply cleaning them didn't work. I did notice that the flame was not reaching all the way to the pile. The flame was weak and I could even see that some of the pilot flame was leaking out, having a small flame under the bracket that holds the pilot. My guess was that the pilot hole was partially plugged up. I took the whole pilot assembly out. That means unscrewing where the gas and couple lines are attached to the electrical connections box. Once out I could really clean the pilot holes. In my case it was the inside of the pilot that was full of crud. I used water from the sink, a pin to poke up in there, and a toothbrush.
It took some time, but this is not hard work.
When reassembled the pilot was strong and the flames encircled the pile and coupler with a good blue flame. The wall switch turned on the main burners and all was well. In my home, the gas fireplace keeps the whole up living space pretty warm and the furnace rarely comes on. And this is in 0 degree weather during this freeze we are having.
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO! VERY HELPFUL!
Infixed it thanks to you
Hi Adam, thank you! Awesome video. Question: we switched out our light switch (to one including a dimmer for the lighting in the living room) and now our gas fireplace won't start. We can manually get a pilot light but not with the light switch. Is there something we failed to do with the switch for the fireplace? Thank you!
MAYBE THE DIMMER will not give full power to the fire place any answer to this
My pilot light lights and stays lit but once I turn the knob to ON position it goes out I have a majest fireplace model UVL24RN what can I do besides replacing the entire unit I can’t find anything
Thank you. This helped me light my Majestic fireplace.
Hi Adam I have a Regency I31 operating with natural gas. I have gas to the pilot, and the piezo ignites the pilot. However, no matter how long I hold the pilot knob in, the pilot flame never stays lit when I let the knob come out. Very frustrating, can you make any suggestions?
My fireplace tuned off by itself and I tried to lit it on but failed. My igniter sparks but pilot won't lit. What's the problem do you think? Thank you
Can you tell me which wire/ budd connector you used for this.
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I have the same model as you, my pilot is on but no fire comes out when flipping the wall switch, so what is the problem here?
Hello, thanks for sharing, I have different issue, my fireplace is fully o automatic, with a remote, so the problem I have is the fireplace very often won’t light up, ignitor works fine,and then valve supposed to open lighting up the fireplace, but it’s not happening most of the time, so it’s waiting, and after 20-30 sec it’ shuts off, then, after couple minutes it tries to do the same,itself, it getting signal from remote where thermo sensor seats, so it’s trying, if no success (most of a time), shuts off again, and it does this trying 3 times, if no success kits shuts off,
What should I do?
Thanks in advance
How would I fix the fan on my natural gas heater it's not blowing just making a buzzing noise
One more thing. I live at the top of a cliff. Today we are having wind gusts to 50 mph. This is blowing into my sidewall vent and causing the gas to shut off. So if your fireplace keeps shutting off, maybe it could be wind gusts too. This also happens with my ttw blower on my Bryant high efficiency furnace during blizzards. Not fun!!!.Luckily the vents are on 2 different sides of house, but when the wind is Northwest it can take down both. Nobody thought about this when the house was built obviously. I need a fireplace on the Southeast corner for ocean blizzard days, which are many here in Gloucester, MA. Nor’easter storm winds are brutal and cause a “Perfect Storm” attack on my gas vents!
Thank you ! It worked !!!