HOW TO LIGHT A GAS SPACE HEATER
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ธ.ค. 2024
- Typical start up procedure for most gas space heaters. The brand in the video is Empire and it has an ignition button. Some heaters won't have this button and you will need to light manually.
Thank you for making this very helpful video! I come back and watch it every year to relight my heaters!
I have the exact same heater, thank you for making this video as I didn't know how to light it. Only knew how to light the older ones you light with matches.
Thanks! I was looking for a video with a gas heater that you can lite without using matches. Thats how I used to have to do it, but my landlord replaced that heater with this same exact one. I always forget how to do this, every single year 🤦♀️ just seeing you light the exact heater I have makes me feel better about doing it myself! Thanks!
Glad I could help!
How'd it go? Lol. I'm sitting here palms sweating trying to become an independent woman! 😂
@@youtubingbabs it worked out perfectly. I had my mom get down and look in the front to make sure she could see the flame before I let go of the gas. It was lit and I just put to knob to the on position and it went right on! And it always smells weird the first time you turn it on for the season too. That always makes me nervous but it goes away! Good luck
@@genevieves8908 I did it too! 😁😁😁 my indicator was not visible so I couldn't tell where on/off/and pilot were until I heard the hiss... But then it was fine. 😊
@@youtubingbabs lol. We got this, next year I'm gonna have to watch this video again. But at least I know its here!
Thank you for basic simple directions
Thank you for the video many older apartments in New England still have these heaters. Any idea as to why it would go out after a few days of already being on ? Also took much longer than usual for pilot to light.
Hey man great video! Helpful and thoughtful editing to the viewers so they don’t get confused. Thanks for putting the work in! :-)
Hey, no problem! Glad it’s appreciated, I’m not the best at making these videos but I’ll get better and hopefully help more people!
I must have an older model of the same Empire. The igniter is incorporated into the gas off/pilot/on switch. I am on my second day of trying to get the pilot lit! It is up against a wall and very little room , it is my only heat and it s getting cold in Minnesota! Back to trying,thanks for posting good to see one pop off ! Must get my "feel" back for igniter.
Sometimes they are hard to start but shouldn’t be two days hard! When you press the igniter, are you getting a spark (I know it’s not easy to see, maybe record with phone or have someone look)? Have to start breaking it down step by step to trouble shoot what’s wrong! Best of lucky, hopefully you get this up and running ASAP!
This is exactly the model heater in my new apartment, thank you so much!
Glad I could help!
I can't seem to get my temp knob to catch to turn it up? Any ideas before I take it all apart?
Do you have two holes I got a heater i have installed yeat trying to figure out the vent draft hood has to outlets
Is the bottom of that box shape open where the vent pipe going up vertically?
I have I have a question we have the same brand of heater but ours has where you can see the flames in front I just need to know what is wrong when the Flames are higher on one side to wear it has put coloring black on the window of it on the glass and also has came out to the outside where it shows black on the heater is that dangerous and does it need to be checked right away I'll take a picture so you can see what I'm talking about
I have this heater for propane gas the burner is throwing off black soot.would you happen to know if something needs adjustment? Or should I call a repair technician.This heater came with the house when I purchased it any info would be helpful thank you
I would call a repair technician (I’m not an expert on this part). I believe an issue like this could is a result of incomplete burning. Could be a regulator issue or orifice problem.
@@coutes12 Thank You for the info it’s the most I have gotten while researching it for a week
When I release the pilot to turn it on, sometimes the pilot doesn’t pop up and I can’t turn it. Once it does pop up, the pilot goes out…any advice? I have the same heater but smaller
I got a question for ya. I’ve lighted pilots for years. That being said we have the next model down from this one. When I light the pilot it stays on but I’m still smelling gas. I contacted the landlord and they sent their maintenance man out and he sprayed soapy water around the black steel pipe and said it’s not leaking. Now I went to school for plumbing and when I smell gas I know something isn’t right. I never really messed around repairing these ya know. Do you happen to know what could be leaking because I’m smelling gas so I know there is a leak somewhere but they are stubborn and insist it’s not leaking smh lol. I thought maybe you had a couple ideas I could check out. Thank you
YOU ARE THE MAN!!! THANK YOU SIR
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching, I appreciate the support. More vids coming soon!
Thanks so much!! Really needed this.
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching, I appreciate the support. More vids coming soon!
Can you send any links on replacement parts?
How low can thermostat be set before it goes off
I have one of these heaters. Does anyone know how to replace that with a baseboard heater?? Thank you
Very Helpful video thank you . Is space heater located in southeast coast massachusetts house ?
Yes it is
Do you have company or do side jobs ? And what city you located in ? And pilot keep going out after while
So i have a question its summer now how do i turn mine off im in a apartment building aswell
When you look at the gas valve turn knob to off position
Thank you! Lol here I am stressing out 😂
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Blessed there are videos like this! ❤
How do you clean the heater 🤔
we vacuum out the inside of the heater before we light it for the first time
How to replace the copper wire to pilot
Need help on empire space heater gas, a thin copper wire ( that connects to rear section near the heater temperature control base.
The thermocouple? Pretty common to have to replace over time.
Hey, I just set up this model... the seems to be way to quiet or it’s not on. Do you know how to make sure the fan is on?
Not all models come with a fan. I ended up installing one on this unit a couple weeks after posting this video. The way mine works is: once heat kicks on and runs for a bit, there’s a thermal switch that will turn on the blower. It takes like 10 min or so but you will definitely hear it. Then, when you turn the heat off, the fan continues to run for say 10 mins until temp drops. Hope this helps.
I have an Empire heater at my summer home that my grandparents had put in 60 years ago ! It still works fine but uses a lot of propane … plus being 66 years old it’s not that easy to get down on the floor to light the standing pilot . I thought that the new heaters had igniter’s now … like on gas ranges
Thank you so much ❤ I love you man
Thanks! Love y’all too!
You should not turn out the pilot light over the summer with heaters like this. The pilot light keeps the heat exchanger from rusting/rotting out from the humidity in summer. The tiny bit of money you may save tuning off the pilot over the summer is not more than the cost of replacing the heater prematurely or having the heat exchanger rust out and leak CO2.
I'm thank ful for you very much God bless you
Thanks! You as well!
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All these home videos of pilot relights do not cover any type of vent checks or flame characteristics. Both hand in hand for potential CO issues. That known silent killer usually around bedtime. Also no mentions of having CO detectors. Hey people out there, don’t be so stupid to think TH-cam channels are the end all.
Life saver haha