Hi Everyone!
I'm an old regular around here, but I haven't owned a pool for several years now so I have't been stopping by. Recently thought I bought a house with an existing in ground pool, my very first as my old pools were both AGPs. So I am excited to say the least! I got the pool open and everything is looking good so far, except that I can't seem to light the pilot on the pool heater. Its a Raypack unit, older and looks just like a bigger version of my old Hayward H100 heater. My old heater though had an igniter, and this heater has an old school pilot light system.
Picture of My Current Heater
Picture of directions inside heater case describing how to light pilot
Mechanism with the gas control knob that must be turned to "pilot" setting during lighting procedure
I believe I know where my problem is. The lighting directions say to turn the gas control knob to the "pilot" setting, but the knob only shows 2 settings, "on" and "off". There is no "pilot" setting listed! I know the heater works because the pool company who came out and helped me open the pool got the heater lit and running the day there were here. The pilot went out though and I was even warned that the pilot goes out easily on this type of heater. I think if I understood where to turn the knob, I could then carefully follow the rest of the directions and this thing would light up just fine! I just don't understand how to set the knob to make it all happen.
Any advice is appreciated!
Leanne
I'm an old regular around here, but I haven't owned a pool for several years now so I have't been stopping by. Recently thought I bought a house with an existing in ground pool, my very first as my old pools were both AGPs. So I am excited to say the least! I got the pool open and everything is looking good so far, except that I can't seem to light the pilot on the pool heater. Its a Raypack unit, older and looks just like a bigger version of my old Hayward H100 heater. My old heater though had an igniter, and this heater has an old school pilot light system.
Picture of My Current Heater
Picture of directions inside heater case describing how to light pilot
Mechanism with the gas control knob that must be turned to "pilot" setting during lighting procedure
I believe I know where my problem is. The lighting directions say to turn the gas control knob to the "pilot" setting, but the knob only shows 2 settings, "on" and "off". There is no "pilot" setting listed! I know the heater works because the pool company who came out and helped me open the pool got the heater lit and running the day there were here. The pilot went out though and I was even warned that the pilot goes out easily on this type of heater. I think if I understood where to turn the knob, I could then carefully follow the rest of the directions and this thing would light up just fine! I just don't understand how to set the knob to make it all happen.
Any advice is appreciated!
Leanne