Lighting a pilot
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It may take minute or so for the thermocouple to get warm enough to keep the gas on for the pilot. Since it has been off for months and a chilly day everything is cold.
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The thermal couple needs to be warm for the gas to be on. I keep a flame going on it before I release the control and move it over to ON.
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It doesn't make ANY DIFFERENCE how long the burner has been off. Once the pilot lights things warm up almost instantly.
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It doesn't make ANY DIFFERENCE how long the burner has been off. Once the pilot lights things warm up almost instantly.
It's true that unless you live in Fairbanks AK and it's the coldest night of the year the room temperature is barely moving the needle on how long it takes for the flame to be sensed.
The length of the thermocouple wire adds a time delay- almost instantly isn't exactly instantly. For those of us who aren't trying to light it in a -25F room, a count down from 10 would be enough for any, a count down from 5 would be ample for most. Flipping the valve as soon as you see the first flicker of blue is never enough.
