How do I fix my gas fireplace?
• by the meter or where the gas pipe first enters your property. • There should be one in the fireplace. Clean the area with a good brush • If the rack will not light, and the pilot is out, you should first try to see if you are getting gas supply by manually lighting the burners–be careful. Others are correct, almost always your main gas feed is controlled by a meter that has a shutoff that you use pliers to turn to off (90 degrees usually). Some gas fireplaces also have a keyed valve built into them, so search for that first. However, why is your pilot light not on and why cannot you get it lighted again, similar to a hot water heater thermocouple? Find the pilot area, brush it as suggested, and if you can reach it, try a sewing pin to clear the outlet nozzle, as it could be blocked by soot or some lint. Always be sure to listen with all other noise producing stuff turned off, to try to hear the hiss of gas coming out. Again never mess around much with this type of stuff–losing you
If the rack will not light, and the pilot is out, you should first try to see if you are getting gas supply by manually lighting the burners–be careful. Others are correct, almost always your main gas feed is controlled by a meter that has a shutoff that you use pliers to turn to off (90 degrees usually). Some gas fireplaces also have a keyed valve built into them, so search for that first. However, why is your pilot light not on and why cannot you get it lighted again, similar to a hot water heater thermocouple? Find the pilot area, brush it as suggested, and if you can reach it, try a sewing pin to clear the outlet nozzle, as it could be blocked by soot or some lint. Always be sure to listen with all other noise producing stuff turned off, to try to hear the hiss of gas coming out. Again never mess around much with this type of stuff–losing your hair and possibly much more ain’t worth the service call cost. Finally, remember, when you turn off your main gas supply, everything else
