Gas Furnace Electric Pilot Light

In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to relight the pilot light in a standing pilot furnace.

Gas furnace electric pilot light.

If it s on you should be able to see a small flame. A hot surface ignition system uses an electronically controlled resistance heating element not unlike a light bulb filament to ignite the gas burner. There are several reasons why your pilot light may have gone out. Your pilot light might have gone out from a draft and you ll need to relight it to get your furnace working again.

The pilot light is a small burner that lights the larger furnace burners and you can usually find it at the bottom of the furnace. When your furnace fails to ignite the first place to look is the pilot light. Once the burn cycle is complete both the burners and the pilot turn off. An operational pilot light in your furnace means safety from the possibility of a gas leak.

The furnace s electronic control board activates an electric igniter that uses a high voltage spark to light the pilot. If your pilot light goes out all you need to. Any gas furnace uses a pilot light to trigger the burners to heat your home. If it turns yellow then something is causing the.

An intermittent pilot system uses an electronically controlled high voltage electric spark to ignite a pilot light and subsequently the main burners when the thermostat calls for heat. Electronic ignition vs standing pilot modern gas furnaces use electronic ignition systems to light the burners in modern furnaces. Turn the furnace back on. Step 3 find the ignition button.

A pilot light is a small flame that is used to ignite the burners in older gas furnaces. The pilot light is a small flame that is either lit manually and remains burning. Weak burning flame your pilot light should be burning bright blue. First you may want to turn the furnace off and disconnect the gas giving the air time to clear in case gas has been leaking out of the pilot.

The most common reason for this problem is because the pilot light is not on. In turn the pilot lights the gas for the burners. On most electric ignition furnaces there is an ignition button with a smaller red button right next to it. One can still purchase a gas furnace or water heater with the old standing pilot ignition systems these systems have been proven reliable and safe over time.

Furnace pilot light troubleshooting. Unlike older pilot lights which have to be lighted by hand automatic pilot lights now commonly found in most home furnaces are regulated by a thermostat and only ignite when needed.