Turtle Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Good luck Mr. Phelps,Buffy I love Mr. Phelps! Now there was a person that knew their way around latex.:confused: Glad to help Orby. Virtually any gas fired furnace or water heater works the same way in regard to lighting the pilot. A further safety note is to learn where your gas meter is outside & how to turn the gas off/on there using a wrench. In an earthquake, or malfunction in the furnace valve that allows leaking gas into the house, go immediately to the meter & turn off the main valve. It is often unmarked, but has a rectangular protuberence which you apply the wrench too. Turn the valve 90 degrees to turn off/on. Again, the gas company provides brochures for renters/homeowners describing these procedures; free! Nothing better than a warm Orb.:cup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAHD Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Aye, and be VERY careful with gas: I'm actually kinda worried I didn't get a chance to chime in before this: NEVER LEAVE GAS ON WITHOUT VENTILATION AND THE FLAME GOING!!! If the heater is malfuntioning, ghetto apartment or not, DEMAND to have it inspected IMMIDIATLY; GAS IS NOT SOMETHING TO PLAY WITH!!! ALL GAS APPLIANCES AND PIPE FITTINGS NEED TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY A LICENCED TECHNITION! The fact you hammered on the valve quite frankly frightens me; I don't want toasty Orb to turn into Toasted orb because a hairline fracture opened in the fitting due to the hammering, and gas seeped out and up, slowly filling your apartment untill it finally got down to the pilot light level! By all means man, this is your life! Do not play with fire you don't COMPLETELY understand. I CANNOT stress this enough; I have seen what kinds of nasty brain damage can occur from leaking gas, and I've seen what happens when a house detonates too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAHD Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Also: Depending on your renters contract, you probably don't want to tell the inspector or landlord YOU did anything, leave it up to the mists of "whoever lived here before me" so you don't get booted for damaging the property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpjg2fat Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Also: Depending on your renters contract, you probably don't want to tell the inspector or landlord YOU did anything, leave it up to the mists of "whoever lived here before me" so you don't get booted for damaging the property. ha, his apartment is allready ****ed up as it is! :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queso Posted December 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 ssshhhhhh:China Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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