Great video, I get the idea of using a millivolt gas valve and thermopile, am about to purchase a gas log set and burner and perhaps by using the millivolt gas valve can connect a millivolt thermostat to regulate room temperature in winter, great idea, thanks for showing.
Bells started going off immediately. Are you sure you want to install your manual cut-off valve BEHIND THE BURNER? Also, using crescent wrench backwards, which is why it slipped off, rounding off your brass ferrules.
Never use a torch to light a pilot with thermocouple or thermopile,if there is air in the gas piping you could preheat the thermocouple and allow main burner gas to flow.Someone not familiar with the operation of a gas control valve could get flash burned.
Been a while. What are the electrical characteristics ? When you shorted the two wires, power was coming from somewhere -- where ? Otherwise, excellent how-to.
Hey! The only power source would be coming from the thermocouple, which generates milliamps from the heat source. The other wires are purely to run to a switch, no power needed.
@@FormationCreation I shorted the wires, and nothing happened. The receiver supplied with the log set/gas valve had a place for four AA batteries and a hook up for an external battery pack with another four D-cells. All that power would suggest the receiver is powering the main gas valve ?
i have a Lennox FP with gas valve is an model no.082067 can In use it with a wall switch or does that take a specific valve. I want to use a regular wall switch if possible
Can I use both remote control and wall switch ? like turn on the wall switch and fire is on and vice-versa. If wall switch on, then only remote works ? is this possible ? Please let me know, I am going back and forth with builder, builder does not know what he is doing.
I don't believe it would be possible with a normal installation as shown "VERY WELL" in this video. When you turn OFF your wall switch your remote would not work at all. Leaving it on, the remote works ANYTIME. That's about all you can do with a standard wall switch. Good luck to you?
He may be the nicest guy but this is NOT the video to use to install gas logs. There are other videos. Check out those that are for your make an model of gas logs. Our are Monessen. They have great videos!
I guess it is a Dexen Millivolt valve. Hello! You might need a Durablow Smart Home Fireplace Remote Control SH3001, SH3002 for Millivolt gas valve, and work with Amazon Alexa, Google Home Assistant, Apple HomeKit, IFTTT. amz.run/44Xo amz.run/44Xm
I do not like this thermostat because the batteries are always going dead. I cannot find a good video on how to hook up a wall thermostat without batteries.
It depends, he is showing a millivolt gas valve and must use a millivolt compatible thermostat to use with batteries or 24volt transformer, there are hard wire or plug in transformers, good luck.
Hello! You might need a Durablow Smart Home Fireplace Remote Control SH3001, SH3002 for Millivolt gas valve, and work with Amazon Alexa, Google Home Assistant, Apple HomeKit, IFTTT. amz.run/44Xo amz.run/44Xm
I hate to have to bring this up. But how anyone in good conscious could leave this video up, is beyond me. We're working with explosive gas here. Previous comments have pointed to the potential problems, years ago. sigh
