How to Light a Gas Log Pilot

Electric Igniter

• 1

  Find the gas control valve. It could be in a number of places, including behind an access panel, attached to the log set, behind louvers or in a compartment under the firebox floor.

• 2

  Find the gas supply shutoff. If it is turned off, turn it to the on position.

• 3

  Find the ignition button and press it. You should hear a click and possibly a hiss.

• 4

  Turn the gas valve to the pilot position and push the ignition button every 10 seconds until there is a flame, holding it for 30 seconds after the flame is lit.

• 5

  Turn the gas valve to the on position.

Pilot without an Electric Igniter

• 6

  Turn safety valves on.

• 7

  Turn gas off by pushing in on the knob and turning it clockwise to the off position.

• 8

  Clear air from the gas line by waiting five minutes after turning the gas off.

• 9

  Turn the control knob to pilot by turning counterclockwise.

• 10

  Ignite the lighter, place it over the pilot and push the control knob in completely, and hold. Hold the knob one minute after the pilot is lit.

• 11

  Release the knob and turn the control knob to the on position by turning the knob counterclockwise.