Hi, I have a Rasmussen gas fireplace that won't light up. The pilot light is lit ( although it was difficult to get it to stay lit) and when I push the remote the receiver makes a repetitive beeping sound but the valve is not opening up. I put new batteries in the receiver but it didn't make any difference. Any suggestions?
Rasmussen gas fireplace problems
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Good question. We bought this house a couple of years ago. It was built in 2002 but not sure how old the unit is. Here's a pic if it helps.
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Ok, found some docs. It looks like it's a Rasmussen Chillbuster "Evening Embers" (C-5). Does that help?
You have "Vent-Free" gas log set.
In the first picture, the one showing the pilot,
the flame is coming out of a tube.
On the back side of that tube, there is a small diameter hole.
That hole is the Oxygen Depletion Sensor (ODS).
If that hole gets partially blocked with pet hair, dander or even household dust,
the ODS thinks there is a lack of oxygen & won't let the burner come on.
If you have a can of compressed air, like what is used to clean a computer keyboard,
you may be able to clean that ODS by blowing it out..
Give that a try & let us know if it worked.
Good luck!
In the first picture, the one showing the pilot,
the flame is coming out of a tube.
On the back side of that tube, there is a small diameter hole.
That hole is the Oxygen Depletion Sensor (ODS).
If that hole gets partially blocked with pet hair, dander or even household dust,
the ODS thinks there is a lack of oxygen & won't let the burner come on.
If you have a can of compressed air, like what is used to clean a computer keyboard,
you may be able to clean that ODS by blowing it out..
Give that a try & let us know if it worked.
Good luck!
So I blew compressed air into the hole and then tried to relight the pilot. Held the button in for a full two minutes and wouldn't stay lit. Would a bad thermocouple keep the unit from lighting even if the pilot was on? It was on before I blew air into the hole but I remember having a hard time getting the pilot to stay lit last week when I started looking at it. Thanks again.
Can you see if you blew the hole clear?
The thermocouple only holds the pilot.
If it's bad, the pilot will not stay on.
You can pull it & test it with a multimeter set to volts DC.
The thermocouple only holds the pilot.
If it's bad, the pilot will not stay on.
You can pull it & test it with a multimeter set to volts DC.
