Hayward 150 natural gas pilot flame

[Ohio.pool]

Hello,
Have a Hayward 150 natural gas, pilot will light but the flame is very large, not a typical pilot flame? I have a clicker lighter that wire broke so lit it manually, did same thing last year was fine? Any ideas what would cause flame to be so big?

 

[Arizonarob]

Welcome to TFP.

Let me see if one of our members might be able to help you out.
@JamesW

 

[danpik]

Could be a couple of things...The pilot orifice could have gotten larger somehow. The line gas pressure is too high. Maybe trying to overcome a too small pipe. The gas valve may be out of adjustment somehow. You need to have someone come in and measure the water column on the gas line to verify

Dan