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Heater not working - 46deg inside! zometool 11-28-2006
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Posted by Ken on November 28, 2006, 1:03 pm


Abe wrote:
>> Get your flashlight, go in the crawl space and see if you can find this
>> panel. Pull it off and check for a pilot light. Inside that access
>> panel or inside the door to the panel there will be detailed
>> instructions telling you how to re-light the pilot and possibly other
>> procedures. Read these instructions. This will be your cheapest and
>> easiest fix. Sometimes you can light the furnace with a match. This
>> is a sure sign that it is the pilot or igniter.
> If the OP has a furnace pilot assembly in a crawl space under the
> house, then he/she has BIG problems!

        I am not trying to contradict you, just trying to find the answer to
the following question: Do they not put standing pilot light furnaces
in Crawl spaces?? Until I recently replaced my units, I had both in the
attic and both had standing pilot lights.

Posted by Abe on November 28, 2006, 2:08 pm


>Abe wrote:
>>> Get your flashlight, go in the crawl space and see if you can find this
>>> panel. Pull it off and check for a pilot light. Inside that access
>>> panel or inside the door to the panel there will be detailed
>>> instructions telling you how to re-light the pilot and possibly other
>>> procedures. Read these instructions. This will be your cheapest and
>>> easiest fix. Sometimes you can light the furnace with a match. This
>>> is a sure sign that it is the pilot or igniter.
>> If the OP has a furnace pilot assembly in a crawl space under the
>> house, then he/she has BIG problems!
>
>        I am not trying to contradict you, just trying to find the answer to
>the following question: Do they not put standing pilot light furnaces
>in Crawl spaces?? Until I recently replaced my units, I had both in the
>attic and both had standing pilot lights.
I can't imagine that it's safe to have an open flame and the valve
closest to it in a hidden spot like a crawlspace or attic. I would
think (or hope rather) that such things are required to be easily
accessible, such as in a garage or laundry room.

Posted by on November 28, 2006, 2:47 pm


> I can't imagine:
> I would think (or hope rather)

Abe, I can't say that your hopes and imaginings justified your emphatic
pronouncement that I have "BIG problems". My body temperature must
have risen, or I'd not have broken into a sweat momentarily upon
reading your words. But now the sweat is evaporating and I'm
experiencing a chill worse than that which I normally experience
indoors in a 46 degree F atmosphere. All in all, I wish I had not read
any of your words on this matter. Nonetheless, I wish you greater
success in your future postings.


Abe wrote:
> >Abe wrote:
> >>> Get your flashlight, go in the crawl space and see if you can find this
> >>> panel. Pull it off and check for a pilot light. Inside that access
> >>> panel or inside the door to the panel there will be detailed
> >>> instructions telling you how to re-light the pilot and possibly other
> >>> procedures. Read these instructions. This will be your cheapest and
> >>> easiest fix. Sometimes you can light the furnace with a match. This
> >>> is a sure sign that it is the pilot or igniter.
> >> If the OP has a furnace pilot assembly in a crawl space under the
> >> house, then he/she has BIG problems!
> >
> >        I am not trying to contradict you, just trying to find the answer to
> >the following question: Do they not put standing pilot light furnaces
> >in Crawl spaces?? Until I recently replaced my units, I had both in the
> >attic and both had standing pilot lights.
> I can't imagine that it's safe to have an open flame and the valve
> closest to it in a hidden spot like a crawlspace or attic. I would
> think (or hope rather) that such things are required to be easily
> accessible, such as in a garage or laundry room.


Posted by Abe on November 28, 2006, 6:19 pm


>Abe, I can't say that your hopes and imaginings justified your emphatic
>pronouncement that I have "BIG problems". My body temperature must
>have risen, or I'd not have broken into a sweat momentarily upon
>reading your words. But now the sweat is evaporating and I'm
>experiencing a chill worse than that which I normally experience
>indoors in a 46 degree F atmosphere. All in all, I wish I had not read
>any of your words on this matter. Nonetheless, I wish you greater
>success in your future postings.
I'm very sorry about the way I worded my first reply. It was a knee
jerk reaction.

Posted by on November 28, 2006, 6:26 pm


No worries, Abe! Everybody has done it. I wasn't criticizing your
character, of course - not my place & insufficient data! Peace, man.


Abe wrote:
> >Abe, I can't say that your hopes and imaginings justified your emphatic
> >pronouncement that I have "BIG problems". My body temperature must
> >have risen, or I'd not have broken into a sweat momentarily upon
> >reading your words. But now the sweat is evaporating and I'm
> >experiencing a chill worse than that which I normally experience
> >indoors in a 46 degree F atmosphere. All in all, I wish I had not read
> >any of your words on this matter. Nonetheless, I wish you greater
> >success in your future postings.
> I'm very sorry about the way I worded my first reply. It was a knee
> jerk reaction.


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