Please refer your plumber who knows about gas fireplaces (home, floors)

[LIgirl74]

If anyone can refer their plumber to me, I'd really appreciate it. I recently purchased a home with a gas fireplace. I was having my floors sanded last week and the guys from the floor place told me I would have to turn the pilot light off. I shut off the pilot valve in my garage and am now not able to get it to light again. I believe plumbers work on this stuff?

I'd really appreciate it if anyone can refer someone to us.

Thanks in advance.

[stepten]

1. Lighting the pilot is pretty much the same process with all gas stoves: depress the ON/OFF/PILOT knob slightly and turn it to the PILOT setting.
2. Next, push in on the same knob with one thumb while clicking the piezo igniter button repeatedly with the other until the pilot lights (the thumb pressure holds the gasline open until the pilot flame can heat up the thermopile, so you need to keep the knob depressed for about 45 seconds, so the thermopile has time to start generating before you can let go of the thumb pressure). If the pilot goes out when you remove your thumb, it means the thermopile didn't heat up enough to hold the gas line open, so wait a couple of minutes and repeat the process until the pilot stays lit with your thumb removed.
3. Once the pilot remains lit when you stop depressing the knob, turn the knob to the ON position.
4. Now you can light the burners with the manual switch, thermostat, or remote control unit.

[LIgirl74]

I just read your reply today. Thanks so much for the info. We actually called a fireplace store yesterday and they walked us through the sames steps and it worked.

again, thank you.

[George Harrris]

try the pipe doctor