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Posted by Mark Lloyd on October 29, 2006, 10:52 pm
>Pamela G. wrote:
>> Yesterday I was going to try to fix a leaky faucet and while outside
>> trying to find and turn off the water line, I accidentally turned off
>> the main gas line.
>>
>> Within a few minutes I realized I had turned the gas off so I turned it
>> back on. Today I noticed 2 of my 3 gas appliances aren't working. The
>> water heater and the wall heater are off, but the gas stove is working.
>> My question is should I immediately turn off the water heater and the
>> wall heater? I don't smell gas in the house at all, but shouldn't I be
>> smelling gas if the gas is turned on and the water heater and the wall
>> heater are still in the on position???
>>
>Instructions for re-lighting their pilots should be on the devices.
>Follow the instructions closely. Or bring in somebody who knows how.
Once, someone told me it takes 4 people. The first one holds the
match. The second holds the button down. The third holds a flashlight.
The fourth complains about the pilot not staying lit.
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"Unlike biological evolution. 'intelligent design' is
not a genuine scientific theory and, therefore, has
no place in the curriculum of our nation's public
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