Gas fireplace touble shooting
We have a Heaterlator propane gas fireplace that has been giving us problems of cutting off and then back on for 2-3 years now. We have had 2 different technicians out and neither have found the real problem. The last technician found a loose ground wire on the transformer and he made the connection tight and thought that was the reason but on our first cold morning, the heater ran for about 40 minutes before it started turning off and on.
The solenoid and flame lighter is controlled from the wall about 25 ft. from the fireplace. It also has a switch to turn the blower on although my wife doesn't like the whinning sound of the fan and we rarely run it. I believe I remember there being a safety thermostat in the circuit. Could this be what keeps causing the unit to shut off. It will shut off for just 2-3 seconds and then you will hear the lighter come on and ignite the gas again. It will run for 15 seconds or so then shut off again. This is repeated for as long as we leave the switch on the wall on. Of couse, this scares me and I couldn't trust it to work when we are not in the room. Has anyone had a similar problem? Thank you..