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    Clough Posts: 26,677, Reputation: 1649
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    Apr 1, 2009, 01:16 AM
    Furnace Pilot Light Keeps Blowing Out. Any Tips or Tricks to Keeping It Lit?
    Hi!

    The pilot light on my very old model Heil gas central warm-air furnace keeps blowing out when it gets very windy. Are there any tips or tricks to keeping the pilot light from blowing out?

    Thanks!
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    Apr 1, 2009, 10:47 AM
    It could be a chimney down draft. Make sure the chimney has a cap on it. Make sure the pilot orifice is completely clean and the pilot lite has a good hard flame. A weak pilot is easier to extinguish. They make stand alone pilot relight controls that are not too much money. It senses when the flame is out a sparks till the pilot relights.
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    Apr 1, 2009, 02:37 PM

    My chimney doesn't have a cap on it, so that probably is the problem.

    What does a good, hard flame look like?

    Thanks!
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    Apr 1, 2009, 03:47 PM
    What does a good, hard flame look like?

    Actually that sight comes from years of experience but the flame comes strait out and does not float around the burner. This is for a horozontal flame pilot but vertical is about the same except turned up.

    Pilot Flame Adjustment / Placement - Ceramic Tile Infrared Burner
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