How To Turn Off The Wall Heater

Locate the plumbing line usually near or at the top of the water heater.

How to turn off the wall heater.

Note that there is no danger of a gas leak if someone inadvertently turns the gas back on. Hi there we have a gas wall heater and we have been having episodes typically at night where the thermostat shows the temperature is below the desired temperature and the unit ignites turns on and runs for a couple minutes and then shuts off for about 30 45 seconds then turns on again runs for a couple minutes and then turns off again. To turn off your furnace completely look for a valve in the gas line to the furnace. If this is a 120v heater you will turn off a single pole circuit breaker.

At your home s electrical service panel turn off the circuit breaker that controls your wall mounted heater. Turn this valve to the off position. If you need to drain the heater now. Press down on the button so you re able to rotate it and turn it until the arrow points to the off position.

Some wall heaters are electric and typically are not difficult to turn on. Then press the button again to light up the pilot. The switch will turn off the gas supply and extinguish the pilot light inside your water heater. After about 30 seconds release the button.

Turn off the power. Pinpoint the breaker line that gives power to your heater and switch it to off. Usually these are identified by the. Simply turn the valve handle so it is angled 90 degrees to the pipe as shown below.

The new wall heaters ignite the pilot light with a spark. Somewhere on the wall heater the exact location depends on the model will be an on off valve for the gas line that allows your wall heater to operate. For old wall heaters after turning the dial towards pilot hold down on the pilot gas button instead of the ignite button. These are usually on the exterior wall of the house or in the garage.

Natural gas wall heaters require that you start a pilot light and keep it running when the heater is in use. If this is a 240v heater you will turn off a double pole circuit breaker. Wall heaters are common appliances used to heat homes in particular regions of the united states such as the northeast. Turn off the gas line that is connected to your wall heater if using a gas unit.