Comfort Glow Wall Heater Will Not Stay Lit

If you are trying to use a vent free gas appliance at a location higher than 4500 feet the pilot will not stay lit as the air is too thin and there is not enough oxygen for proper operation.

Comfort glow wall heater will not stay lit.

The gas line is what provides fuel to the burner to keep it lit. Check your gas supply. Light your comfort glow heater by pressing the ignitor button if you find yourself looking for a way to light the pilot do not try to light the ignitor with matches. Blue flame heaters comfort glow vent free vent less blue flame convection heaters work much like a central heating system.

The ignitor works great the flame is blue except. I have a fairly new 2 or 3 years old comfort glow wall heater vent free. Piezo ignitors work without electric current. Thank you for your question.

It went out in the middle of the night last week and now the pilot light refuses to stay lit. A complete blockage often prevents the burner from lighting at all. How to troubleshoot gas wall heaters. I know it s frustrating when the heater stops working.

Located in my grate grand parent s basement in louisville ky. The room is wrapped in a blanket of comfort as the air is warmed. Radiant infrared heaters comfort glow vent free vent less plaque infrared heaters direct heat from radiant plaques that warm like the sun it heats objects in the room before the air. If it will not stay lit this could be a problem with the gas valve the thermocouple it could be a gas pressure problem or control if this model has one.

A partial blockage however may allow the burner to light but will not provide enough fuel to keep it lit. Tmbrandish said that the flame i saw was just a pilot light and that it is always on but i saw my grate grandpa go and turn it off. These ignitors only require pressure to get electricity. I have cleaned it with compressed air and a vaccuum replaced the thermocouple twice.

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. If you have hooked the heater up to the wrong gas type you may have this problem. There is no solution for this. If your burner lights for a short time but then goes out you may have a blockage in the gas valve.