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infinite monkey · 10-31-2011, 08:39 AM

Well, I think Bozo would turn it off in the spring because you could still feel the heat coming out of it.

It's a very old furnace.

There is a pilot light "off/on/pilot" button and some sort of gas release valve. I imagine the pilot light is behind the little trap door thingy, but there is nothing with flame anywhere. I can hear the gas when I go through the steps i've found concerning lighting the pilot, but I don't see anything that looks like it would have an eternal flame (so to speak.)

Well, actually there is a pipe looking thingy in the trap door, with holes along it like a musical instrument. But that doesn't light.

I read that one should always keep the pilot lit because condensation can build up making it hard to light.

I'm going to have to break down and call someone but I really hate to have to do that. Sheesh, it's just a pilot light, right? 80 bucks later, it's lit.

Grumble.

10-31-2011, 08:39 AM	#13
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Well, I think Bozo would turn it off in the spring because you could still feel the heat coming out of it. It's a very old furnace. There is a pilot light "off/on/pilot" button and some sort of gas release valve. I imagine the pilot light is behind the little trap door thingy, but there is nothing with flame anywhere. I can hear the gas when I go through the steps i've found concerning lighting the pilot, but I don't see anything that looks like it would have an eternal flame (so to speak.) Well, actually there is a pipe looking thingy in the trap door, with holes along it like a musical instrument. But that doesn't light. I read that one should always keep the pilot lit because condensation can build up making it hard to light. I'm going to have to break down and call someone but I really hate to have to do that. Sheesh, it's just a pilot light, right? 80 bucks later, it's lit. Grumble.