Electric Gas Heater Won T Light

How to tell if an ignitor on a gas furnace is working.

Electric gas heater won t light.

The water heater pilot light is a small flame that ignites the gas burner on your water heater. When the water heater pilot light goes out first try relighting it following the directions on the water heater label. In this video i talk about a couple of reasons why your pilot light might go out. Gas heaters whether they warm up air or water in a home rely on a pilot light to trigger the flame of the actual heater.

Your heater s pilot light allows the burner to cycle on and off while maintaining the water in the tank at a constant temperature. When the pilot light goes out for any reason the thermocouple closes the burner s gas supply valve to prevent gas escaping. If the pilot doesn t relight if it goes out right after lighting or if the pilot light keeps going out by far the most common. 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.

Perhaps your heater is leaking and c. The first sign of trouble with your water heater s pilot light is usually a cold shower. These newer furnaces do not use a pilot. A hot surface ignition system uses an electronically controlled resistance heating element not unlike a light bulb filament to ignite the gas burner.

If this pilot light ever goes out.