how to clean this pilot

[crazymonk]

I have run into these pilots over the years but have not been able to figure out how to clean them. They act like the orifice is dirty

[kdean1]

I use something such as this:
http://www.sensibleproducts.com/pilotpuffer.html

I had a similar pilot this week. I couldn't remove the pilot orifice to clean it with my acupuncture style needle so I use air pressure.

[cjpwalker]

Pull the pilot tube and hit it with a can of dust-off. If it's really stubborn, hold the dust-off upside down and give it a good shot of liquid - top, bottom, in the primary air holes, etc...

[crazymonk]

Usually blowing it out works but once in a while it does not, maybe only one in 20-30. It just seems odd that PSE would have made a pilot assembly that was essentially "Unserviceable".

[logdoc_rob]

I rarely see this pilot assembly in my area, but I usually disconnect the pilot line and blow out with my air tank. It doesn't work on systems that are near the ocean, that salt air corrodes everything!!!

[Makinhole]

You can pull the clip out of the top hex, and lift off the upper assembly. Then you can get a clear shot into the orifice with a whisker and then I use some co2 from the bottom/pilot tube assembly up through the orifice...

[hearthman]

Guys, no DIY advice here, please! We can assist them with the level of homeowner maintenance as expressed in the IOM manual but no further. The OP can register as a Pro if qualified and pose their questions in the Pro section for step by step instructions but not here, please.

[crazymonk]

Guys, no DIY advice here, please! We can assist them with the level of homeowner maintenance as expressed in the IOM manual but no further. The OP can register as a Pro if qualified and pose their questions in the Pro section for step by step instructions but not here, please.

Will anyone help me? I thought it would have been clear by my responses that I was not an armature.

[hearthman]

Whether you're an armature or an amateur, no DIY here. Read the Site Rules! If you're a Pro then you can post such requests in the Pro section where we can discuss details on how to service. This is a Public Forum. We don't want unqualified homeowners to read these posts then attempt service themselves where they could either get hurt or cause *bad things* to happen.