Hello, we've got a 73 Hunter Compact with a Duo-Therm heater. When we bought it the previous owner showed us that it worked but we never used it. Now we want to use it and can't get the pilot to stay lit when we turn the knob from pilot to on. Sometimes when we're just holding the knob on pilot it won't stay lit either. We've tried probably 100 times on many different occasions. Anyone have suggestions for what might be wrong and how to fix it?
Thanks,
Julie
Thermocouple and spiders. Both good advice. Whatever you do, don't dissemble the gas regulator (small screws and springs inside that need to stay inside). Don't ask how I know.