I have changed the thermastat 3 times.
Pilot light old wall heater.
Find the valve located in the heater and turn it to pilot.
I have the thermostat turned all the way down but i still feel heat coming from the heater so i just want to turn it off.
We have never had any trouble with it until one day we turned the heat on the thermostat all the way down.
Have a match or long lighter available to light the pilot.
Keep the knob in for 20 seconds and then release it and turn it to the on position.
Press inward on the valve.
Gas wall heaters whether vented or unvented can supply enough heat to warm a small or medium sized room and they can operate with propane or natural gas.
After about 30 seconds release the button.
If your old gas furnace has a standing pilot you can follow a standard procedure to relight the pilot light.
That same day when we tried to turn the heat back up.
The pilot lite is lit.
Old gas wall heater.
This is probably something really simple but i can t figure it out.
The new wall heaters ignite the pilot light with a spark.
When the pilot lights remove the flame but keep pressing the button.
You should hear a hissing sound coming from the valve.
The gas wall heater will not turn on.
February 2018 in the main wall.
For old wall heaters after turning the dial towards pilot hold down on the pilot gas button instead of the ignite button.
Turn the gas control to pilot and hold it in while you light the flame with a match or a lighter.
We have an old coleman gas wall heater that was in our house when we bought it.
All i m trying to do is turn off the pilot light inside our new apartments wall heater.
Each time the heater works for a week or three.
I changed the thermastat and the heater worked for a week or two.
Then press the button again to light up the pilot.
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.