Gas Fireplace Shuts Off After A Few Minutes

Why does my gas fireplace go out after only a few minutes of running.

Gas fireplace shuts off after a few minutes.

The latter kept going out after about half an hour even when the dial showed it as on. Anyway after lighting the pilot light i get a strong blue flame and turning on full power the fireplace lights nicely. After it goes out and i attempt to relight it the burners will only stay lit for about 5 mins. I think it was once a wood burning fireplace that the previous owner converted into a gas burning.

After that you should turn the key a half turn. It starts up fine runs for about 5 10 minutes than completely shuts off pilot and all. Bought a new house with a gas vented fireplace. The fireplace does not have an automatic tempature shut off.

Shuts off after a short time and also shuts off the pilot light. You need to remember to turn it counterclockwise. I have replaced the valve the thermopile and over temp sensor. After doing some research however i now have basic knowledge about gas fires and have successfully fixed my gas fire.

It should say on until i manually turn it off i found that when i first light it the burners stay lit for maybe 15 20 mins. To make sure the key is in the right position you can jingle it a little until the lock slid into its place in the keyhole. There is no room for errors when you are dealing with gas appliances. It shuts off the flow of gas 100 if the flame goes out if you are not completely comfortable with looking at this yourself have a technician look at it for you.

This action will start the gas flow into the fireplace logs. Though i don t worry too much about carbon monoxide poisoning i figured there must be some safety device to shut off the gas valve. To ensure complete satisfaction of your heat glo fireplace we ve put together an extensive list of common questions to provide you with the information you need to guarantee proper and safe product operation at all times.