Hearthstone Bristol Continuous Pilot Question

[GaryLC]

Hello! I'm new to this site, and have a question about my Bristol Stove. The pilot can be set to either intermittent or continuous (the pilot is always burning). It seems to me that if it is set to continuous, I should still be able to use the stove if my power goes out. The remote transmitter and the stove's receiver are battery operated. But when we've lost power, the pilot goes out. Is this normal, or do I have something else set wrong on the remote?
I've read that it should still work, just the fan and accessory outlet won't work. We lost power for quite a while last night, and it sure would have been nice to have that heat!

 

[Millbilly]

No your thinking is wrong. This uses electronic flame rectification and electronic valve. It constantly uses electricity to prove the pilot flame. What you are thinking of is a millivolt valve with a thermocouple and/or thermopile and an electromagnet.
Basically your fireplace uses a 6v or 3v system that needs either transformed house current or a battery backup to function. Your fireplace should still work minus fan and lights it is either 4 aa or 2D cell batteries.

 

[GaryLC]

No your thinking is wrong. This uses electronic flame rectification and electronic valve. It constantly uses electricity to prove the pilot flame. What you are thinking of is a millivolt valve with a thermocouple and/or thermopile and an electromagnet.
Basically your fireplace uses a 6v or 3v system that needs either transformed house current or a battery backup to function. Your fireplace should still work minus fan and lights it is either 4 aa or 2D cell batteries.

Yes, I wasn't thinking correctly. It does have battery backup, 4 AA batteries. The manual says that the backup provides a working unit in case of a power outage. It does have fresh batteries in it, I replace them every season. I just pulled them out and tested them, all showing 1.52 volts. But something isn't working correctly, this has happened every time we've lost power.....the pilot goes out

 

[Millbilly]

Check that it is plugged in properly. No battery leakage on battery holder contacts. And id leave the batteries empty until you lose power of you can.