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Posted by stipwr on September 20, 2009, 9:47 am
Hi all.
I recently acquired a home that has a gas fireplace. Initially it was
shutdown,
but started it up this weekend. Everything works fine, but the pilot
seems to be
very large. It is around 2-3" and yellow in color (can be seen over the
fake
logs). Usually when I see pilots on other appliances they are small and
blue. Is
this normal for a firelpace? Do I need to get the gas repair people in to
adjust
it? The fireplace has a Robertshaw 7000 millivolt valve.
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Posted by on September 20, 2009, 11:56 am
On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:47:37 +0000, sti.pwr_at_shaw_dot_ca@foo.com
(stipwr) wrote:
>Hi all.
>I recently acquired a home that has a gas fireplace. Initially it was
>shutdown,
>but started it up this weekend. Everything works fine, but the pilot
>seems to be
>very large. It is around 2-3" and yellow in color (can be seen over the
>fake
>logs). Usually when I see pilots on other appliances they are small and
>blue. Is
>this normal for a firelpace? Do I need to get the gas repair people in to
>adjust
>it? The fireplace has a Robertshaw 7000 millivolt valve.
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Have them in for a thorough safety inspection anyway. mention
the pilot to them at that time.
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Posted by Lefty on September 22, 2009, 3:35 pm
>>I recently acquired a home that has a gas fireplace. Initially it was
>>shutdown,
>>but started it up this weekend. Everything works fine, but the pilot
>>seems to be
>>very large. It is around 2-3" and yellow in color (can be seen over the
>>fake
>>logs). Usually when I see pilots on other appliances they are small and
>>blue. Is
>>this normal for a firelpace? Do I need to get the gas repair people in to
>>adjust
>>it? The fireplace has a Robertshaw 7000 millivolt valve.
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> Have them in for a thorough safety inspection anyway. mention
> the pilot to them at that time.
Can't argue with that logic.
The OP may want to check for an instruction manual. If he does'nt have it,
he may be able to download it or call the manufacturer for one. It is not
unusual to see a large pilot on a gas fireplace. They are'nt always like
the tiny pilots we always see on hot water tanks these days. Anyway,
almost every new gas fireplace manual I see anymore shows a pic or drawing
of the pilot in action so you get it just right.
HTH, Lefty
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Posted by geothermaljones on September 22, 2009, 8:32 pm
> Mine is pretty large too.
With two small blue ones below?
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Posted by on September 22, 2009, 8:52 pm
On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:32:44 -0500, "geothermaljones"
>> Mine is pretty large too.
>With two small blue ones below?
Flamer.
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>I recently acquired a home that has a gas fireplace. Initially it was
>shutdown,
>but started it up this weekend. Everything works fine, but the pilot
>seems to be
>very large. It is around 2-3" and yellow in color (can be seen over the
>fake
>logs). Usually when I see pilots on other appliances they are small and
>blue. Is
>this normal for a firelpace? Do I need to get the gas repair people in to
>adjust
>it? The fireplace has a Robertshaw 7000 millivolt valve.
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