Gas wall heaters whether vented or unvented can supply enough heat to warm a small or medium sized room and they can operate with propane or natural gas.
Comfort glow wall heater will not stay lit.
Tmbrandish said that the flame i saw was just a pilot light and that it is always on but i saw my grate grandpa go and turn it off.
There is no solution for this.
How to troubleshoot gas wall heaters.
If you are trying to use a vent free gas appliance at a location higher than 4500 feet the pilot will not stay lit as the air is too thin and there is not enough oxygen for proper operation.
The room is wrapped in a blanket of comfort as the air is warmed.
If it will not stay lit this could be a problem with the gas valve the thermocouple it could be a gas pressure problem or control if this model has one.
If you have hooked the heater up to the wrong gas type you may have this problem.
It went out in the middle of the night last week and now the pilot light refuses to stay lit.
Check your gas supply.
The gas line is what provides fuel to the burner to keep it lit.
A complete blockage often prevents the burner from lighting at all.
Light your comfort glow heater by pressing the ignitor button if you find yourself looking for a way to light the pilot do not try to light the ignitor with matches.
Unfortunately without the model number i will not be able to provide specific information.
Piezo ignitors work without electric current.
Located in my grate grand parent s basement in louisville ky.
The ignitor works great the flame is blue except.
If your burner lights for a short time but then goes out you may have a blockage in the gas valve.
A partial blockage however may allow the burner to light but will not provide enough fuel to keep it lit.
These ignitors only require pressure to get electricity.
I have cleaned it with compressed air and a vaccuum replaced the thermocouple twice.
I know it s frustrating when the heater stops working.
Locate the piezo ignitor button on the front of the heater base assembly.
Radiant infrared heaters comfort glow vent free vent less plaque infrared heaters direct heat from radiant plaques that warm like the sun it heats objects in the room before the air.
Blue flame heaters comfort glow vent free vent less blue flame convection heaters work much like a central heating system.