Pilot flame adjustment
#1
03-02-10, 05:54 PM
Pilot flame adjustment
Does anyone have an idea where the pilot flame adjustment may be on this old Honeywell gas valve V8292A-1001.
There is a screw head that looks like its holding pilot light gas tube to the gas valve.
Not like newer styles where the screw head (covering the adjustment screw) is next to connection for the pilot light tube connection.
I just replaced the thermocouple and would like to reduce the flame size.
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thanks in advance
JR
There is a screw head that looks like its holding pilot light gas tube to the gas valve.
Not like newer styles where the screw head (covering the adjustment screw) is next to connection for the pilot light tube connection.
I just replaced the thermocouple and would like to reduce the flame size.
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thanks in advance
JR
#3
03-03-10, 08:14 AM
I'm not sure.
From what I can see it looks to be a screw that holds the pilot light tube to the gas valve.
Looks like you can pivot that Tube in any direction you want the tube to head and secure it to the gas valve with that screw.
I don't want to remove it yet with heating season still around.
I've seen old gas valve that use a shutoff inline with the pilot tube, maybe thats what I'll have to do to reduce the pilot light height.
From what I can see it looks to be a screw that holds the pilot light tube to the gas valve.
Looks like you can pivot that Tube in any direction you want the tube to head and secure it to the gas valve with that screw.
I don't want to remove it yet with heating season still around.
I've seen old gas valve that use a shutoff inline with the pilot tube, maybe thats what I'll have to do to reduce the pilot light height.
#4
03-03-10, 03:46 PM
Yeah, the one on top of the pilot tube is most likely for holding that in place... don't touch that one... but the one across the corner from that... MIGHT be the adjustment... but also could be a pressure regulator adjustment...
I tried to find some documentation on that valve and had no joy.
What I DID find though was that Honeywell had problems with that valve when used with PROPANE, and had to recall a bunch of them... a BIG bunch... seems that the on/off/pilot knob would stick in the down position (you have to depress it to turn it), and if that happened and the pilot blew out for any reason, gas would continue to leak ... and propane is heavier than air, so it would slowly fill the room... and then there would be a loud noise...
What I read specifically excluded natural gas though... which is lighter than air, but I would still think that if there were a gas leak, who cares if it's heavier or lighter?
Here's a link to the article from 1985:
Gas Valve recall
I tried to find some documentation on that valve and had no joy.
What I DID find though was that Honeywell had problems with that valve when used with PROPANE, and had to recall a bunch of them... a BIG bunch... seems that the on/off/pilot knob would stick in the down position (you have to depress it to turn it), and if that happened and the pilot blew out for any reason, gas would continue to leak ... and propane is heavier than air, so it would slowly fill the room... and then there would be a loud noise...
What I read specifically excluded natural gas though... which is lighter than air, but I would still think that if there were a gas leak, who cares if it's heavier or lighter?
Here's a link to the article from 1985:
Gas Valve recall
Last edited by NJT; 03-03-10 at 04:16 PM.
