Coleman Gravity Floor Furnace need millivolt gas valve & pilot ki

I've worked on MANY floor furnaces, and the previous answer is COMPLETELY opposite of what I've experienced. If you've cleaned or replaced the thermo pile, have a decent flame, and allowed about 3-5 mins for the pile to generate a millivolt signal, it should have enough to power the line to the Tatar, then to the valve. You can jump by the wires to the Tatar to check that circuit either at the valve of the Tstat, as long as you're experienced and safe. Now if you hold down the pilot knob and it don't release, you have a damaged valve that should be replaced.

If it is a 'standing pilot' furnace and it just 'went out'...I would think you need to try to re light the pilot light. If it doesn't re-light, it is probably time for new thermocouple. Presidentials are very tricky to install a thermocouple on if you are not experienced with it or if you don't feel comfortable working with gas and electricity.

Probably should call a local 'handy-man' at the least to perform the task or a local HVAC service company.

There should be a series of phillips head screws around the perimeter of a large access panel on the front of the furnace. You'll need a 3/8" wrench for the thermocouple connection to the gas valve and a 7/16" wrench to remove the 'pilot' line off of the gas control. Look for how the pilot assembly mounts under the pancake style burner because its much easier to remove the whole pilot assembly to replace the thermocouple than just it by itself. Once removed, it is self-explanatory as to replacement of the thermocouple.

Do NOT overtighten the thermocouple connection into the gas valve as you can damage the gas valve by doing so. Make sure you leak test the pilot tube connection after it is reconnected to the gas valve. A diluted solution of dishwashing liquid dashed around the ferrule of the pilot line should show bubbles if there is a leak. No gas will be in that line unless the pilot button is depressed and/or the pilot light is lit and burning.

There is really not enough information here to go on. If this furnace has a thermocoupling, the pilot will need to be lit manually. Follow the manufacturers lighting instructions carefully. If it still will not light you may have a dirty pilot assembly or a defective gas valve. Modern furnaces do not use a thermocoupling. There is no standing pilot light. Each time the furnace needs to be lit it will be done electronically. Many reasons why it wont light in this case. Safety control could be preventing it from lighting for safety reasons. A bad ignitor, ignition module, circuit board, gas valve, pressure switch, gas supply, induced draft motor, blocked or restricted flue pipe, cracked heat exchanger, dirty flame sensor, ect. ect. ect.

Did you clean the pilot orfice?? It has a very small opening about the size of a hair. You may have to use a needle to open the opening....Are you getting gas to the pilot orfice assembly from the Gas Valve when you set it to Pilot?? If not then check the pilot adjustment screw on top of the gas valve at the pilot tube. CW decreases flow.

Marty, I would really like to help you, but the DESA/Comfort Glow Model Number you listed is incorrect. Please check & confirm it and get back to me.

To visually tell if your gas control valve is Millivolt or not. First, look at the pilot assembly. If it has a thermopile attached to the top of the pilot, it's millivolt controlled. If you are currently using a wall switch to turn the burner ON, it's millivolt controlled. If the control valve has 3-electrical terminals on the side of it, it's millivolt controlled.

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First, you need to know how many millivolts the Thermopile (aka Pilot Generator) on the the furnace's pilot assembly millvolt terminal. Then you find a wired digital thermostat, that meets the same millivoltage that the Thermopile Generates or has a lower requirement. You have to run millivolt wiring from the furnace's pilot assembly millivolt terminal block (the wiring should be connect to the TH & the TPH terminals, to where you want to place the digital wall thermostat. In most cases, it can not be more that 15' away from the furnace. In other words, no more than 15' of wiring can be involved.

Hope this helped you. Please let me know. Thanks.

Most floor furnaces use the millivolt gas valve and need a pilot generator to operate correctly. These generators are bit more than a standard thermocouple.

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It sounds like the gas valve is dropping out. Make sure the system is venting the exhaust(no restrictions). Then make sure all your wiring connections in the unit are tight. In a millivolt system if all wiring connections aren't tight and clean your circuit will drop in millivolts and the gas valve will drop out. The gas valve requires a certain millivolt to stay open. I hope I was of some assistance!! Good luck!!

Have the thermocouple replaced, ensure the pilot flame is blue - not yellow, yellow indicates blockage in pilot