Aloha Shane, Oh. I didn't realize that you had already had it checked. I say go for it! Betsy At 12:30 PM 5/21/2007, you wrote:
>The guy who came out and turned on the gas lit the pilot, but we had >to turn the gas off so that a pipe could be capped. When he came >out, he told me to call the city and have them come out and light it >if it ever goes out. Thing is what if the pilot goes out and it's 40 >degrees outside and ground water temp is 55 or 60 degrees? I live in >south Texas which means we don't have much of a winter. However, >every now and then, it can get cool and the water temperature does >drop that low. It would be my luck the darn thing would go out >during this period. Don't want to take a shower when the water is >that cold. Also don't feel like waiting 2 or 3 days for them to come >out and light it when I could do that myself. Also, I've heard from >friends of mine they will charge to come out and perform the >service. Need I say more? > >Shane > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 9:21 AM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] water heater question > >Aloha Shane, >As a person who has been doing things others thought I couldn't or >shouldn't do, I want you to know that I support you in yourefforts. I >also would like to suggest that if there has been remodelling going >on and if the burner looked dirty, I think it is a good idea to have >the gas company come out to check it and light it for you the first >time. They do not charge for this. I bought a house once and there >was a gas leak in my gas pipe to my room heater. Since the gas had >been off when I moved in, I had no way of knowing. The gas company is >also very good about showing a person the proper way and safety >precautions to take when lighting such devices. >Betsy >At 06:00 PM 5/20/2007, you wrote: > > >I recently bought a house which has a gas water heater. The heater is older, > >but has a few years left. I wanted to know what's the best way to light the > >pilot? I think I know what the pilot looks like. There's a pipe coming from > >the thermostat which comes up in what looks like a little poker next to what > >appears to be a cast iron disk. That poker is what I believe is the pilot, > >and the disk I'm assuming is the burner. Speaking of the burner, there was > >about a quarter to half inch layer of what looked like snow on top of it > >(I'm guessing rust). Some work is being done at the house, so I took the > >shop vac and cleaned the junk off the burner as best I could. Another > >question, when I do decide to buy a new water heater, which one is > >recommended? I'd prefer to stay with gas, since it's faster and generally > >cheaper. I know some have the igniters, which means easier to light. One > >more thing, how do you convince parents/family you won't blow the house up? > >My family doesn't want me messing with trying to light the pilot because > >they think I might get hurt or blow/burn the house up. And it's hard to see, > >you have to push the button to light it, it's in a difficult area to reach, > >yada yada yada. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. > > > >Shane > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------- > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/814 - Release Date: >5/21/2007 2:01 PM > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
