Cranky pilot tube in gas furnace

Posted by JR North on March 11, 2009, 7:56 pm

Have an ancient NG fired forced air furnace. Everything is fine, until I
forget to pay my gas bill, and it's temoporarily shut off. Relighting
the pilot is BITCH. It has a Honeywell Pilotstat valve, and a push
button boost on the pilot tube. You have to hold the button gown on the
Pilotstat, and push the boost button to light. The tube has a line of
ports along it's length, which I assume should zip the flame from a
match touched to the first one, into the burner to light the pilot. It
refuses to do it. Just the first 4-5 holes light. I took the feed pipe
off and blew the pilot tube out with compressed air, to no avail.
Thoughts?
JR

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Posted by Stormin Mormon on March 11, 2009, 8:51 pm

Scrub the tube with a nylon brush.

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Have an ancient NG fired forced air furnace. Everything is
fine, until I
forget to pay my gas bill, and it's temoporarily shut off.
Relighting
the pilot is BITCH. It has a Honeywell Pilotstat valve, and
a push
button boost on the pilot tube. You have to hold the button
gown on the
Pilotstat, and push the boost button to light. The tube has
a line of
ports along it's length, which I assume should zip the flame
from a
match touched to the first one, into the burner to light the
pilot. It
refuses to do it. Just the first 4-5 holes light. I took the
feed pipe
off and blew the pilot tube out with compressed air, to no
avail.
Thoughts?
JR

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Posted by Stormin Mormon on March 11, 2009, 8:52 pm

Sorry, all, didn't notice I was on alternate havoc.

Now there will be a chorous of voices telling the fool to
open the phone book and call the repair guy. And a flood of
posts calling me a hack.

Let the games begin!

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Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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Have an ancient NG fired forced air furnace. Everything is
fine, until I
forget to pay my gas bill, and it's temoporarily shut off.
Relighting
the pilot is BITCH. It has a Honeywell Pilotstat valve, and
a push
button boost on the pilot tube. You have to hold the button
gown on the
Pilotstat, and push the boost button to light. The tube has
a line of
ports along it's length, which I assume should zip the flame
from a
match touched to the first one, into the burner to light the
pilot. It
refuses to do it. Just the first 4-5 holes light. I took the
feed pipe
off and blew the pilot tube out with compressed air, to no
avail.
Thoughts?
JR

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Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth

Posted by on March 11, 2009, 8:58 pm

On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:56:27 -0800, JR North

>Have an ancient NG fired forced air furnace. Everything is fine, until I
>forget to pay my gas bill, and it's temoporarily shut off. Relighting
>the pilot is BITCH. It has a Honeywell Pilotstat valve, and a push
>button boost on the pilot tube. You have to hold the button gown on the
>Pilotstat, and push the boost button to light. The tube has a line of
>ports along it's length, which I assume should zip the flame from a
>match touched to the first one, into the burner to light the pilot. It
>refuses to do it. Just the first 4-5 holes light. I took the feed pipe
>off and blew the pilot tube out with compressed air, to no avail.
>Thoughts?
>JR

Dont' forget to pay your gas bill.

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Posted by The King on March 11, 2009, 11:38 pm

On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:56:27 -0800, JR North

Thoughts? Yup I have one. Fuck off.

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