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    beenhenrylee Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 2, 2007, 08:42 AM
    Gas wall heater problem
    I have a problem with my gas wall heater when the tenant moved out. The heater will not turn on when I turn the thermostat to a higher temperature level, so I check to see if the pilot light was lit, it was. Then I touch the 2 wires together from the thermostat to the heater, no ignition. What gives? Please Help!
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    Jan 2, 2007, 05:42 PM
    Is the heater powered by 120v. If so is the breaker, fuse and or power switch on to the heater.
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    Jan 3, 2007, 09:59 PM
    Some simple wallheaters have a thermopile that generates the power needed to open the gas valve. Either the thermopile or the gas valve may be bad. See if the gas valve gives a voltage, likely mv. Check for DC voltage equal to it between the wires.
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