Added: Jun 17, 2007
From: MichiganGirl32
Duration: 1:30
Once in awhile, my fan blows out the pilot light in my apartment wall heater. I ALWAYS forget how to correctly relight it, even though I remember that it looked very easy the last time he came. So this time, I decided to film the guy from the gas company so that I'd be able to remember what to do in future. And I've moved my fan across the room also...
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MichiganGirl32 Says:
Feb 13, 2010 - Oh! I wonder if that's why mine often goes out. I thought it was my fan or some kind of wind blowing it out. But maybe it's the age of the thing. Thanks, and hope you get a better furnace in future!
bait28 Says:
May 22, 2010 - You can bring that to Attention of a gas company or file a Saftey violation agianst that, a roll out big enough is a bomb.
huicho99 Says:
Oct 6, 2010 - Thanks for posting this video. I was just able to light my own pilot.
huicho99 Says:
Oct 6, 2010 - Thanks for posting this video, after watching it, I was able to light my heater's pilot. Thanks.
jwashley Says:
Oct 6, 2010 - Heh. I tried it and succeeded only in burning my eyebrows off'n my face when the explosion happened. Just kidding ...
jewishjeans Says:
Oct 8, 2010 - thank you soooo much!
CaliGirlJes Says:
Oct 11, 2010 - Wait, what needs to be off so there isn't a big explosion?? I'm gonna try this later but I don't want it to blow up in my face
ALPHADOG3 Says:
Nov 8, 2010 - the flame rolls out because of delayed ignition. Your "fan" should never ever blow out the pilot flame. Your pilot might fail because of a thermocouple issue. I'd call another company and see if you have a cracked heat exchanger.
MichiganGirl32 Says:
Nov 13, 2010 - Turn the whole heater off... that's all it was. If it's on, there's too much gas flowing through... so lighting a match would be bad...
razgriz7 Says:
Nov 14, 2010 - Wow this was helpful. The "Gas Dude" actually done this in front of me as well but I didn't see him holding the knob down which is also the gas surge knob if you will. Landlord came by the next day and had someone knock out the pilot.(idiot) Needed head I come to your video and seen how it was done. Yeah I was also afraid of loosing my eyebrows to a ball of fire.
2uagif Says:
Nov 21, 2010 - What was he pushing down?
CuXeSama Says:
Nov 26, 2010 - YAY!!!!! I saved myself 1 week of suffering horrible low temperatures thanks to this video! Fucking awesome! I didn't know there was a lil button or valve or lil piston we had to push down to light this thing up... mine doesn't even look like a button but when I pressed dat thing downwards I lighted up a match I was able to see that glorious lil flame OHHHHH YEAH! Thats right babe! ... now give papa some heat!!!! (^_^)
ElCompaJuaan Says:
Jan 31, 2011 - Thank You Very Much. It Helped me Alot. I Am a 14 year old. This Saved My mom her time to call the gas company. Thanks Alot. I Really Appreciate it
dtp5150 Says:
Jun 27, 2011 - nice use of iphone with mirror finish lol
MichiganGirl32 Says:
Jun 27, 2011 - I used good old DV tape (camcorder) and Final Cut Pro. thnx!
NinersGuy04 Says:
Oct 7, 2011 - Lol the title DOES sound kinky after taking another look! ;-)
NinersGuy04 Says:
Oct 24, 2011 - It's not an iPhone..it's just a plain old mirror. The gas person came by the other day and had the same thing.
dansemacabre17 Says:
Nov 8, 2011 - He was talking about the "gas dude" using his phone to check out the burners.
DTA1987 Says:
Dec 8, 2011 - fuck im freezing cold...
TyroneTasty Says:
Dec 18, 2011 - I just relit my own pilot because of this video. It was so easy. I feel dumb now, haha.
shannieness22 Says:
Dec 26, 2011 - Thanks!
melly6970 Says:
Jan 4, 2012 - Thx for the vid. just finished my pilot. :D
twisted667 Says:
Jan 24, 2012 - Thanks for posting this. Very helpful.
. . . . . . . because these video appear directly from youtube.com which we cannot control it.)
wmr4pitt Says:
Feb 13, 2010 - i have an older version of the same furnace in my apartment, and the thermocouple (sp?) always fails and the pilot always goes out and it never relights. I wish i had your furnace. (always being every 2 months...) thanks for the video, i can always dream.