I have a stainless steel patio heater that the pilot will not stay on what component from the whole system makes the pilot stay on, I've already disassemble the whole thing and blew air throughout everything, and it turned on and then when I shut if off to restart it, the pilot light did not want to stay ON, it will light but it will not stay on.don't know what to do now.
There is a thermocouple on the heaterIt is a round aluminum probe that the pilot light heats upThe sensor in the probe then allows the gas to enter the combustion chamberThe thermocouple looks like a small tube about the size of a pencil and is only a couple of inches long-it has a flexible wire tube on the end that screws into the gas valveCheck your gas supply and make sure the gas valve is onMost times you need to turn the gas valve to the pilot position then press down and hold while you light the pilot light - wait 60 seconds while holding the red button down then turn valve immediately to on position.
