Surprisingly even the old water heater designs are not that hard to handle.
How to light old wall heater pilot.
Have a match or long lighter available to light the pilot.
Find the valve located in the heater and turn it to pilot.
You should hear a hissing sound coming from the valve.
Open the gas valve on the supply line and turn the gas control knob to pilot.
Gas heater pilot light troubleshooting.
Lighting the pilot light on a gas heater is simple to do.
The tiny tube is usually silver so it s hard to miss.
When the pilot lights remove the flame but keep pressing the button.
Push in the knob and hold it in.
Gas wall heaters whether vented or unvented can supply enough heat to warm a small or medium sized room and they can operate with propane or natural gas.
Here is how to turn off the pilot light on a gas heater.
The only thing is that the old water heaters don t come with a pilot light igniter on their own.
Here is how to light the pilot light on a gas heater.
Step 4 press down the red button next to the control valve and keep pressing while you hold a lighted match or lighter next to the pilot orifice.
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.
You ll be able to find the pilot at the end of the tiny tube that s sticking out.
After waiting for 10 minutes use the following procedure to relight the pilot light.
Turn the thermostat to its lowest setting.
How to troubleshoot gas wall heaters.
Turn the control valve on the heater until the marker that says pilot is lined up with the marker on the outside casing.
Press inward on the valve.