For my birthday my dad bought me a tank of propane So now iv got some propane, which is nice cause im out of coal but, the coal yard is open on till 1pm monday and if I can get my POS truck to start and run i'll have coal. I burned up all my matches on the stupid wire gizmo in a fruitless effort to light the dam pilot flame every time I got the lighted matchs in the burn chamber the draft would blow it out. I have about a cord of wood I can burn so I don't have to have the furnace but I don't like getting up in the night to feed the fire.
Does anyone have any tricks to light the pilot?
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I usually just use matches but one of these lighters might work.
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standing pilot with a thermocouple? may need a gas tech to clean out the plugged pilot orifice or replace the t-couple. a plugged pilot makes a weak flame, or may not jet enough gas to light, especially with a strong draft. check the draft diverter. may also have a cracked heat exchanger - this can cause weird draft problems and creates a carbon monoxide hazard!
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The furnace have been unused for a couple of years the furnace had been shut down the whole time. I really doubt theres anything wrong with it I just cant get a flame in there to light the pilot every time I put a flame in the "door" it gets sucked out.
thanksfor the thoughts i'll try to get one of those blowtourch lighters
thanksfor the thoughts i'll try to get one of those blowtourch lighters
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I got a $75 tank rental fee from my propain supplier last week because I didn't use any of the gas I got a blowtorch lighter and got the pilot light lit and held the pilot button down for 1 minute then let off the button and it went out, I repeated this scenario multiple times with the same result till it pissed me off. So I thought bad thermocouple, I replaced the thermocouple and the F-ing flame still wont stay lit.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?