Heatilator Fireplace GCDC80L will not light

[davidledge]

I have two of these fireplaces in my home I built in 2002. They have never produced much heat but for the last 10 years or so they give us a problem to get them to light. I leave the pilot on year around but when winter comes they just will not lite. One of them lit a few days ago once and the other has not lit. It is this every year, sometimes I call a service guy out he bangs around and then they work for a while. Most of the time when they do come on it is like they sit with gas coming in until it accumulates and a big bang it shakes the unit and lites, I think one day it will brake the glass out. Any help.
David Edge

 

[DAKSY]

Are you using a wall switch or a remote?
Have you tried removing the wall switch
from the wall, disconnecting the wires from
the switch & touching the bare ends together?

 

[davidledge]

Are you using a wall switch or a remote?
Have you tried removing the wall switch
from the wall, disconnecting the wires from
the switch & touching the bare ends together?

yes I have a wall switch and I have tried connecting the wires and nothing, I installed a new thermostat and same problem

 

[marty319]

Be carefull

 

[davidledge]

yes I have a wall switch and I have tried connecting the wires and nothing, I installed a new thermostat and same problem

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