On Monday, January 5, 2015 5:52:53 PM UTC-6, Terry Coombs wrote:
bob_villa wrote:
On Monday, January 5, 2015 11:38:43 AM UTC-6, Mark Lloyd wrote:

My NG furnace (installed April 2013) has no pilot light. Instead is
uses an electrically heated surface to light the gas. It glows
orange.
Mark Lloyd

That would require it to be plugged-in...and a cheap retro-fit was
suggested for safety.

There are units that use a thermopile to power a gas valve (with all usual
safeties) thru a thermostat . Best bet for safe controllable heat ,
especially since he is vented assumes vent is functional ... .

Snag

But that would not be pilotless...he was talking Hot Surface Ignitor.