View Full Version : Pilot light goes out on gas fireplace about every 10 minutes
oneilmom
Jan 21, 2008, 02:41 PM
Our pilot light keeps going out on our gas fireplace. It lights fine and we have a full tank of gas. It was working fine and then it started to do this. It could be dirty. How would I clean it. We have had very low tempetures in the past few days. It has never done this in the past. O'Neilmom
hvac1000
Jan 21, 2008, 06:13 PM
LP gas tanks loose pressure in very cold weather. You probably need to keep your tank full or get a bigger tank.
tuttle
Dec 26, 2010, 07:08 AM
There is an oxygen sensor on vent-less gas fireplaces. It get's clogged up with dust and cobwebs and has to be blown out once a year or else you will have the exact problem you do. Here's a link to a variety of pilots and where the hole is you need to blow out. Just go to Walmart and get a can of compressed air. It's a good idea to use this air to blow out your computer insides at the same time each year.
http://sites.google.com/site/sublimeappliancerepair/ask-the-sublime-one-a-question/furnace-comes-on-and-shuts-down/common-furnace-problems/thermocouple-operation/heater-pilot-goes-out/pilot-will-not-stay-lit-ods-secrets