Wall Heater Won T Light

The pilot won t stay lit.

Wall heater won t light.

Every gas appliance with a standing pilot that cycles on and off needs a thermocouple. If the pilot lights but won t stay lit the thermocouple is probably bad. If there is or. The pilot lite is lit.

A pilot that won t stay lit could be the result of a blockage in the pilot tube. The usual problems experienced by an electric wall heater come from malfunctioning of the on off switch thermostat switch and the heating elements in the interior of the unit. When you follow the proper procedure for lighting the pilot but it won t light the first thing to check is the gas supply. The reason that i think it is the thermastat is because i take it off and touch the wires together and each time the heater comes on.

I changed the thermastat and the heater worked for a week or two. If the thermostat only has 2 wires to it you can use an insulated jumper to jump the 2 wire terminals and if the flame comes on the thermostat will need to be replaced. It is a williams wall heater that will not stay lit. Each time the heater works for a week or three.

Don t like this video. Fixing common issues with electric wall heaters. Common electric wall heater problems. If that doesn t work you may need to call a repairman to come and install a new thermocouple.

Turn off the gas clear the tube with compressed air and relight the pilot. Sign in to make your opinion count. If your pilot light is staying lit with a large enough flame but the heater isn t triggering your thermocouple may be bad. Sign in to make your opinion count.

One thing that could go wrong with the functioning of the heater is it could just stop heating up. The gas wall heater will not turn on. I have changed the thermastat 3 times. I hope this will help you.

We do not know how long it has not been operational as it is a rental house so it could have been 3 years the tenant said a space heater was cheaper to run. You can test it with a multimeter. If you have a propane tank make sure there s gas in it. A standard electric wall heater only has a few parts but these parts could cause the malfunction of the unit.