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Propane and natural gas heaters have standing pilot ignition or electronic ignition. If you have a standing pilot ignition you should see if the pilot light stays on when lit and after the valve is turned to the full ON position after lighting. Electronic ignition should light the pilot for you and then the burner comes on - but at the end of the cycle the pilot and the burner go off. If you do not have ignition, check the gas pressure -- 5-7 inches of water column for natural gas and 11-15 inches of water column for propane. Use the pressure noted on the regulator or other labeling. If you cannot test the pressure then contact your gas company or propane supplier for service.
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Is your pilot light hitting the thermocouple? if not, is your propane supply full. If on a 1 lb tank, if it gets low, the pressure goes down and the pilot will get smaller and won't heat the thermocouple properly.
Try cleaning out the pilot tube, bugs tend to nest anywhere the find a hole and it does not take much to slow down the propane flow.
Your problem points to the pilot or the thermocouple and odds are its the pilot / propane supply / pilot jet
Turn off the propane tank and disconnect the heater hose from the tank. Wait 5 minutes and reconnect the heater hose/regulator to the propane t. Turn the tank valve on very, very slowly until it's completely open again. Now, try lighting the heater. If you are using a 20lb LP grill type tank, that should solve your problem.
If you're using a 20lb propane tank (Gas Grill Tank), that may be the problem. Turn off the propane tank at the tank valve and disconnect it from the tank. Wait 5 minutes and reattach the heater hose to the tank. Turn the propane tank valve on very,very slowly until it's all the way open. Try lighting your heater now. If the pilot flame height returned to normal, that was the problem.
FYI - The Thermocouple has nothing to do with the length of the pilot flame. It's a safety feature that stops the gas if the pilot flame goes out for any reason.
Hope that solves your problem. Please let me know.
sounds like you have a blocked pilot injector. normally part of the pilot head. if you can remove it , blow it out with compressed air but it must be removed from the pilot head. commonly known as a Pilot restrictor,Pilot spud or Pilot injector
hello. i can help. if you have propane but you can not get the pilot to light your thermocouple needs to be replaced. this is a common item available at any hardware store.
If the pilot will not light get a q-tip and alcohol and remove the wire grill and be sure the cotton doesn't come off the end of the stick wet the cotton with the alcohol and twist it and push it down into the pilot tube 2 full inches. Let the alcohol soak for 30 seconds and while twisting pull the q-tip out. Try this until the pilot lights.
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