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The purpose of a pilot light is to provide a small flame which lights the gas coming out of the main burner. You can commonly find it on older model furnaces and water heaters. However, most modern heaters use a piezoelectric spark to light the burner.
This guide reviews how to light a pilot light on a furnace, on water heaters, on stoves and in ovens. Safety Tip: If you smell gas or hear a hissing sound around an appliance, you may have a gas leak.
If you have an old gas furnace, water heater, oven, or stove, it’s helpful to know how to light a pilot light should it ever go out. Here's how to do it.
A pilot light is a small gas flame, usually natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas, which serves as an ignition source for a more powerful gas burner. Originally a pilot light was kept permanently alight, but this wastes gas.
A pilot light is a small gas burner that is continuously burning to light a larger burner. Whether it’s your furnace, water heater, oven, or stove, relighting your pilot light is actually really easy. You need to locate and access the pilot light, turn the gas valve to the pilot light position, and use a long lighter to relight the pilot light.
A pilot light is a small flame that’s constantly lit within a gas furnace. It’s the ignition source for the main gas burner when it’s activated by the thermostat. Other gas appliances like stoves, ovens and water heaters may also have pilot lights.
The pilot light is an essential part of any gas water heater. Learn about different types of pilot lights, how they work, and what to do if they go out.
Free Estimate. Furnace pilot lights are something we only think about when they stop working. But understanding what they do, how they work, and common steps to maintenance or fix pilot lights can help any homeowner with a gas furnace that utilizes a pilot light.
Winter is coming! We show you how turn on the gas, operate the knob, the proper steps to light the pilot light, and how to turn your gas fireplace on! *CHAPT...
Defining a Pilot Light. A pilot light is a small flame that burns continuously in gas appliances, ready to ignite the main burner when needed. It ensures immediate heating in systems like furnaces, water heaters, and stoves, which is crucial to efficiency and safety.