This is the pilot flame that provides the heat.
Wall mountes gas heater pilot light keeps going out.
If your pilot light re lights easily after going out overnight it s possible it was blown out by a draft.
You can fix this easily by moving the thermocouple closer to the flame.
If the thermocouple is too far from the flame this can cause the pilot to go out and shut down the propane heater.
Keep every intake air register in your home open and clear to avoid a vacuum effect in the inlet.
Either the thermocouple is going bad or it is dirty and needs to be cleaned.
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.
This would cause a low pressure and so the pilot light may not get a steady flow.
Another cause of a weak pilot is a faulty.
Gas heaters whether they warm up air or water in a home rely on a pilot light to trigger the flame of the actual heater.
This can happen on excessively windy days or nights.
Pilot goes out the heater won t operate properly if the pilot flickers is too weak or goes out and the cause could also be blockages in the pilot tube.
You could be low on gas.
Thermocouples work by producing a small amount of voltage when it is heated.
Your line could have a kink in it causing the same effect as 1.
If this pilot light ever goes out the heater has no way of actually.