It senses when the flame of the pilot is hot enough to trigger ignition of the natural gas or propane that fuels the.
Propane wall heater pilot won t light.
How long have you been dealing with this.
The thermocouple is the heat sensitive safety device that prevents the release of unburned gas.
Pilot won t light when you follow the proper procedure for lighting the pilot but it won t light the first thing to check is the gas supply.
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Remove the hex nut that connects the gas line to the pilot assembly.
Step 4 press in the control knob fully and keep it pressed in for 30 seconds if you see the ods pilot flame go out when you release the control knob.
Locate the pilot assemble holding screw and remove it.
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Spark works and i know line is delivering gas.
As a result your pilot light assembly bottom will get exposed.
If the thermocouple is too far from the flame this can cause the pilot to go out and shut down the propane heater.
Pilot light on mr heater propane wall heater won t light.
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Now gently pull out the gas line.
Gently pull the gas line out of the pilot assembly housing.
Turn the control knob to the pilot position and press the knob in while pressing the ignitor button if you press the ignitor button and see a spark but the pilot does not light.
The thermocouple is the co pilot to the pilot light in electronic heaters.
The initial flame of the pilot heats the thermocouple which will signal the valve to stay open and keep the pilot lit and the propane heater functioning.
You can fix this easily by moving the thermocouple closer to the flame.