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2. Here's What to Do If Your Fireplace Pilot Light Goes ... - AOL

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   The thermocouple sensor detects the heat from the pilot light and sends a signal to keep the gas valve open, but if the pilot light is extinguished, then the thermocouple will send a signal to the ...

3. Pilot light - Wikipedia

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   A pilot light is a small gas flame, usually natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas, which serves as an ignition source for a more powerful gas burner. Originally a pilot light was kept permanently alight, but this wastes gas. Now it is more common to light a burner electrically, but gas pilot lights are still used when a high energy ignition ...

4. Flame supervision device - Wikipedia

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   Pilot lights were withdrawn because their continual small flame represented a waste of fuel. [1] Pilot lights required their own FSD, typically a thermocouple which held the valve open. [2] Regular testing of FSD is a part of routine maintenance for gas appliances. [3] Other safety devices may be fitted in addition to an FSD.

5. Thermostat - Wikipedia

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   The illustration is the interior of a common two wire heat-only household thermostat, used to regulate a gas-fired heater via an electric gas valve. Similar mechanisms may also be used to control oil furnaces, boilers, boiler zone valves , electric attic fans, electric furnaces, electric baseboard heaters, and household appliances such as ...

6. Gas stove - Wikipedia

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   Gas stoves today use two basic types of ignition sources, standing pilot and electric. [21] A stove with a standing pilot has a small, continuously burning gas flame (called a pilot light) under the cooktop. [21] The flame is between the front and back burners. When the stove is turned on, this flame lights the gas flowing out of the burners.

7. Industrial furnace - Wikipedia

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   A furnace can be lit by a small pilot flame or in some older models, by hand. Most pilot flames nowadays are lit by an ignition transformer (much like a car's spark plugs). The pilot flame in turn lights up the main flame. The pilot flame uses natural gas while the main flame can use both diesel and natural gas. When using liquid fuels, an ...