Gas fireplace wall switch not working. When we moved in our natural gas fireplace worked well. Being fairly new to homeownership im not sure whether this is a problem for an. The th stands for thermostat and those two wires connect to the thermostat device or in most cases a wall switch that tells the valve to openunder normal conditions with the pilot light lit closing the circuit between the two th contacts will open the gas valve and ignite your fireplaces main burner. Wall switch that controls the gas flow and turns the fireplace on.
The pilot light is working but when i switch the wall switch to on the fireplace wont start what could the problem be. I turned on the gas line first then turn the knob to pilot and pushed the igniter. I replaced the light switch and it worked fine for a couple of days but now it is not working entirely ever. A couple of months back we noticed the switch would only work every couple of tries.
When your gas fireplace stops working the way it should you might think that you must immediately call a repair person and watch your money disappear. I replaced the light switch and it worked fine for a couple of days but now it is not working entirely ever. I dont smell any gas when the fireplace switch is on but. As always shut off the gas before you do any repairs and if you smell gas let it clear first.
Many of the issues that arise when your gas fireplace not working are not overly complicated and many times you can isolate the problem on your own. My fireplace has a light switch that turns it on really releases the gas because the pilot light is already going. Being fairly new to homeownership im not sure whether this is a problem for an. Wed try turning the switch off on again a few times hello it.
When i try to flip the switch to turn the fireplace on it does nothing 9 times out of 10. Sometimes the switch worked other times no luck. Years later it started acting erratically. When summer came i turned off the pilot and gas line.
However this isnt necessarily the case. A couple of months back we noticed the switch would only work every couple of tries. My fireplace has a light switch that turns it on really releases the gas because the pilot light is already going. If you can not see a spark when pushing the ignitor first clean the metal surfaces of the thermopile.
When i first moved in the fireplace worked when using the wall switch. I just had it serviced getting the themro couple replaced and it was working yesterday went to switch it on this morning and it wouldnt ignite the pilot light is on.