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When the power goes out, some gas fireplaces keep working and some go dark with the rest of the house. Moss Park is an Orange County community, and which kind you have at home there depends on how the fireplace's ignition system works. A standing pilot system, often called millivolt, keeps a small pilot flame burning and generates its own small current from the heat of that flame.

One Vermont Castings Group direct vent manual states that its millivolt fireplace works without any electrical supply, with house power needed only for the blower. An intermittent pilot system lights the pilot only when the fireplace is turned on, and its control module needs power.

Some of those systems, such as the one described in Heat & Glo's owner's manual for its Supreme series, include a battery backup for outages, and the maker notes that the batteries are meant for emergencies and should come out afterward so they do not leak inside the unit. Knowing which system you have before the next outage takes a minute.

The rating plate and the owner's manual name the ignition type, and the manual explains what the maker allows when the power is off. If the fireplace will not light once the power returns, leave it off rather than trying start after start. One maker's lighting instructions tell owners to call a service technician or the gas supplier if the appliance does not light after three tries.

Our technicians identify the ignition system, check the module, the backup pack and its batteries, and explain what your model can and cannot do during an outage. The inspection is free for Moss Park homeowners, the estimate is written with no hidden fees and you save 10% on work you book with our family-owned company within 72 hours after it.