I'm having an issue with the furnace in my shop and when it's cold I may not go out there for several days at a time. Once in a while the pilot light in the furnace will go out, thermostat is telling the furnace to turn on the heat which turns on the blower but with the pilot out it never warms up the shop enough to turn the furnace off. The result is I find the shop at 30 deg with the furnace fan running when the thermostat is set for 50. Have to keep some heat going to keep the water lines from freezing.
It always lights and stays lit really easy which tells me the thermocouple is probably good. Not real sure why it goes out, seems to be random and not associated with the wind speed. It is an old furnace/shop heater but still works well when the pilot stays lit. Probably should also add it is on a propane tank shared with the house but can't imagine that making any difference
Any ideas on what would cause the pilot to go out, maybe a mouse blowing it out because he is getting too warm.
It always lights and stays lit really easy which tells me the thermocouple is probably good. Not real sure why it goes out, seems to be random and not associated with the wind speed. It is an old furnace/shop heater but still works well when the pilot stays lit. Probably should also add it is on a propane tank shared with the house but can't imagine that making any difference
Any ideas on what would cause the pilot to go out, maybe a mouse blowing it out because he is getting too warm.