Rheem Furnace Pilot Light Out

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Rheem furnace pilot light out.

A weaker flame won t envelop the thermocouple properly. Rheem water heater pilots need to be manually lit using the piezo ignitor striker built into the water heater. If your gas furnace wont ignite and you have a few cold days ahead before it gets fixed here is how to light it manually to get by until the furnace gets re. If you don t have any hot water the first thing you should do is check to see if the pilot light on your rheem water heater has gone out.

I am handy but this unit is stumping me. If you have an older gas furnace with a pilot light there s a good chance that the light has gone out at some point or another. The model is a rheem rgaa 080a very old unit. Second read more.

The pilot orifice may be full of dirt. That day it went out again. The pilot light went out but i did not know it so i called a heating co and they sent a man. I am not familiar with this unit as it s in my leased apartment.

The pilot light is supposed to be a strong blue cone not a weak yellow flame. Rheem manufacturing ranks as the global leader in the manufacture of high quality sustainable and innovative water heaters tankless water heaters air conditioners furnaces pool heaters and hvac systems for residential and commercial applications and is a full member of ahri the air conditioning heating refrigeration institute. My pilot light is out on my rheem gas furnace and i cannot locate where the pilot light is at on the unit never seen it lit. Today s furnaces use an electric igniter instead of a gas powered pilot light.

In this hvac training video i show up close how the thermocouple pilot light and gas valve work on a water heater furnace fireplace as well as other ap. I have a rheem furnace. Cleaning out the pilot orifice means disassembling the pilot and clearing out the debris using a needle or compressed air. It s important to know how to light the pilot on your water heater because you should always.

First visit he lit the pilot light and left.