So guessing it s not a heat sensor.
Gas fireplace shuts off pilot stays on.
Gas fireplace shuts off and pilot goes out.
Heat n glo fireplace fire goes out after a while after 20 min or sometimes up to 1 hour but pilot stays on.
After that you need to insert the butane lighter into the gas tube.
I used a straw and blew through the 3 gas outlet holes in my faber gas fireplace.
Hi we shut the gas off in our fireplace for the summer months and a few hours later there was a sweet burning smell coming from the fireplace.
Often it s not even fully warmed up eg.
Once you are done with that you need to put the key back into the keyhole if you want to adjust.
Knowing where the flame is located will be helpful in double checking that it has actually been turned off.
How to turn off pilot light on a gas fireplace.
The pilot flame were yellow before and the fireplace couldn t stay lit.
Now the pilot flame is bright blue and everything is working again.
How to light a pilot light after gas is shut off.
Perhaps the most important reason to turn off gas fireplace pilot light in summer is because of the money and energy you will be saving.
It turns on easier and stays lit.
To start the flame you need to press the trigger that is on the lighter.
Before you turn the switch to off you should find where the pilot light is located.
However if you find that your gas fireplace or similar appliance has a pilot light that won t stay on even after consistently being fixed or relit one of these issues could be the reason.
It s possible that excess moisture may have gotten into your gas line causing the pilot light to malfunction.
This arcticle is a life saver.
On some gas powered appliances such as gas ranges water heaters boilers and gas fireplaces the pilot light works to ignite the main flame.
That was a month ago.
Problem started after gas to the house had been turned off for the day.
Any air in the line should be looooong gone.
If the film isn t cleaned off correctly or on a regular basis it can etch itself onto the glass.
Nothing is burning and the gas is shut off just a smell.
The longer the pilot burns with the fireplace being lit the more build up will occur.
