Lennox Gas Furnace Pilot Light

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Lennox gas furnace pilot light.

Step by step lighting of pilot on the lennox g12 furnace. The pilot light is a small flame that is either lit manually and remains burning. Lennox gas and oil furnaces are engineered to deliver perfect warmth efficiency and energy savings. Took 2 tries before pilot light stayed lit.

Gas furnaces in a natural gas or propane furnace a pilot light ignites the source gas igniting burners inside a combustion chamber. Turned off gas thermostat and the power switch on side of furnace turned all back on and put covers back on still no pilot light. In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to relight the pilot light in a standing pilot furnace. As quiet as they are efficient lennox furnaces also startup and run perfectly quietly helping to preserve the peace and quiet of your home.

A small match can be held with pliers if a long match is unavailable. A number of things can make an old furnace pilot light go out including a strong draft a faulty thermocouple or a loss of gas. Furnace pilot light troubleshooting. If your pilot light goes out all you need to.

A modern gas furnace usually has an electronic spark generator to ignite the gas when the thermostat calls for heat. Locate the gas valve and switch it to the pilot position. Find the red button and hold it down in order to send the gas to the pilot burner for it to start. I have a g12 lennox furnace g12g3 82 6 i believe.

An older gas furnace has a standing pilot that stays on all the time or at least it s supposed to. Furnace ran fine for 2 days read more. I lit the pilot light last weekend. Light a match and hold it to the pilot burner which should be at the end of the tubing for the pilot.

Any gas furnace uses a pilot light to trigger the burners to heat your home.