I own a very old gas stove with a cook top that lifts up to access the pilot light. Also the timers on the back of the stove no longer work. I would like to fix those also but they are not necessary.

So we turned out natural gas logs on the other night, the crazy weather has gotten warm again so we went to turn the pilot light off and it won’t go off! It stayed lit for more than an hour after we turned the knob off. Finally we turned the gas off at the meter outside and then it went out. Tried it again and the same thing happened. Why is it doing this and how can we fix it?

It is a ~10yr old Majestic he32tn fireplace installed by the previous owner of the house. I normally keep the pilot light out because I don’t use if often, lighting the pilot requires holding down the knob for ~3 minutes before it lights successfully which takes more than average patience since the spring pressure on the knob is high.

From that point everything is ok and the unit puts out nice heat until about 20 minutes later when suddenly I hear a click/ping and both the flames and the pilot go out.

I just had a service person here today who cleaned the pilot unit, but it didn’t change the behavior. I could swear once I saw it go out then come back on later, but maybe that was a freak accident, it didn’t repeat tonight.

Thanks in advance for your advice!
Could this behavior of switching off (then back on?) be on purpose to regulate temperature? (How would the pilot be re-lit?)

I’ve lived in my house for 6 years and my pilot light in my gas fireplace has never gone out by itselft until last week. I’ve have lit it 2 times during the week. I’ve decided to give up and just turn it of until I’m going to actually use it. Anyone have any ideas why it keeps going off by itself? Thanks.

How do you get a burner on a gas stove to ignite a flame if it takes a little too long? I don’t like waiting too long and letting gas fumes fill the Kitchen. The pilot light is still on. My boyfriend says to light a food wrapper from a different burner and use that to light the slow burner. He also says to light it with a match. I want to stay safe. I guess you could say I have a phobia about matches, fire, and gas.
Before I moved into my house that I’m in now, I lived in an apartment that had an electric stove which I felt very comfortable with.

Additionally, is it possible to use regular firewood instead of turning on the pilot light and gas?

Just moved into a new house and I followed the instructions on the side of the fireplace: Turn dial to 1/ignite, hold down, push button. We’ve succeeded in getting the pilot light lit twice but it soon goes out. Any help?

opposed to relighting the pilot light when you use it?
Is is significant or no?

we just moved into a new house and tried to light the pilot light in the gas fireplace. It didnt light at all. We tried about 5 times.The sellers said it works but they havent used it for a couple of years. Any suggestions?

fireplace. my wife placed two 2 foot tall scarecrows on the fireplace hearth. one on the left side of the hearth and the other an the right. the scarecrows are made of straw. the fireplace screen is between the log set and these things sitting on the hearth. is it a fire hazard to have something like this sitting on the hearth when the fireplace is off but the pilot light is on? obviously i wouldnt light the set with these things on the hearth. i wonder if a spark could shoot out from underneath the log set pilot light and somehow make it through the screen and cause a fire. is this far fetched or is there a risk here?