Gas valve troubleshooting gas valves used in a modern state of the art residential gas furnaces are typically controlled via a state of the art electronic ignition control or a printed circuit board.
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Shutting off the gas to your whole home means turning off your street or home side gas main.
As a result gas only flows if all the other valves in the system are open.
A solenoid valve opens only when the furnace calls for heat.
A gas chain valve system requires the homeowner to manually turn a valve handle in order to open or close the flow of gas to the furnace.
For example if the temperature in your house falls below the setting on the thermostat such as 68 degrees fahrenheit the gas valve opens to activate the furnace and produce more heat.
Smaller appliance specific jobs only need a localized gas shutoff.
You can shut off gas to specific parts of your home with the local valves.
Fixing a gas furnace.
Most home wide projects will require an entirely gas free home.
When the building reaches the desired temperature a separate signal causes the gas valve to close.
Turning off your gas.
Testing with a multimeter lets you know the valve works.
Start by shutting off your furnace s electrical components.
Other types of gas valves include the standing pilot gas valve.
Look on the exterior sides of your furnace for a light switch.
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Even gas furnaces use electricity to power the fan and motor.
Gas valves can be found on gas furnaces gas fired steam boilers or hot water boilers and gas fired water heaters.