How can I light a furnace pilot light in windy conditions

Hello fastdog

Can you please provide more details on the type and brand of the furnace?
What is the voltage/power rating?
What happens to ALL other lights and power sockets in the house, when this happens?
It could be that one phase gets interrupted during windy conditions.

Hi, fastdog!

Mine does the same thing when it gets windy. I think that part of the problem is that I don't have a cap on the chimney, so air more freely circulates down to where the furnace is.

Thanks!

If this is a serious nuisance, an auto-relight kit could be installed. Consists of a spark ignitor, electrode, and some wiring. They are typically inexpensive and relatively easy to install. Any time pilot flame extinguishes, the ignitor activates to relight it before the thermocouple cools and the pilot safety circuit shuts down.

There shouldn`t be a way for outside air to get from flue to where the pilot is