Standing Pilot Gas Valve - Natural Gas Heat - Lp Heating - Standing Pilot Furnaces
The standing pilot gas furnace uses a standing pilot to light the main burners. Many gas fired water heaters have the standing pilot ignition system. The standing pilot gas ignition system is sometimes referred to as a safety pilot because it increases the safety of ensuring the main burners are lit. The standing pilot can be used on a natural gas ignition system or an LP ignition system. These heating ignition systems are older and are slowly being replaced by the more modern and safer electronic ignition systems. The standing pilot ignition system uses a thermocouple to detect the flame on the pilot. As long as the tip remains hot and the standing pilot thermocouple is in good working order the system works good and heat is provided when the thermostat calls for heat. The thermocouple is the device which proves the pilot flame. If the thermocouple is not hot it will automatically release the primary valve inside the standing pilot gas valve. If the primary valve in the standing pilot gas valve then the secondary gas valve inside the standing pilot gas valve remains closed. The secondary valve is the valve which feeds gas to the main burners. Therefore, if the primary valve is closed then the secondary will not get gas to it. This is how the standing pilot gas valve has remained a reliable safe gas ignition system for many years.
