On Fri, 27 Jan 2017 04:38:22 -0500, Berndt Tass
wrote:

On 01/26/2017 11:31 AM, wrote:
Would I be able to override all of the pilot stuff and connect straight to the gas intake and manually light and control it with the gas valve? If so, could I also control the flame with just the gas valve? It puts out a lot of heat.


You might want to run that incredibly stupid idea by your homeowners insurance company.

+1 And the local fire department chief.