I turned on my attic fan and believe it blew out the pilot light to the water heaters....but heater is turned so you can't tell and dryer is in the way......if it was blown out would there have been a significant smell of gas for several minutes? I've accidently blown out the flame before...but don't recall the gas smell.
Jun 6, 2010 10:33pm
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Sun, Jun 6, 2010 10:40 PMJun 6, 2010 10:40 PM
you shouldnt smell any gas maybe a hint if it was just blowed out but they have safety things on them to not let the gas out. if your smell alot of gas make sure you open a window and shut the gas off to it. dont light it till you smell no gas. propane is heavier than air so it will settle on the ground and sometimes you wont know it till its to late.
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Sun, Jun 6, 2010 10:48 PMJun 6, 2010 10:48 PM
it was a good bit more than a hint...but it seemd to weaken and drift through a part of the house and now 45 minutes later I can't smell it...nor can I reach the freaking thing without unhooking the damn dryer...pulling it completely out and still having to pretty much stand on my head to light it.
What does the dial have to be on to light....pilot?
I know sports but I seem to know nothing useful.
Thanks for assistance.
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Sun, Jun 6, 2010 10:59 PMJun 6, 2010 10:59 PM
yea put it on pilot should have a button to push too. hardest part is getting in to light it by the sounds of it.
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Sun, Jun 6, 2010 11:31 PMJun 6, 2010 11:31 PM
When in doubt with a gas appliance call a qualified professional. The $50 it might cost is cheaper than building a new house if you survive the blast
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Mon, Jun 7, 2010 9:38 AMJun 7, 2010 9:38 AM
^^^ Agree with this. Do you know anyone that can assist. The pilot going out should not have caused any gas smell. As mcburg stated, they have built in safety devices that shut the gas off to the appliance if no pilot is detected.
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Mon, Jun 7, 2010 1:46 PMJun 7, 2010 1:46 PM
I spent about an hour unhooking the dryer and clearing out room to stand on my head....but could not get it to light.
Professional coming this afternoon.
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Mon, Jun 7, 2010 2:06 PMJun 7, 2010 2:06 PM
I guess getting back to the initial post how could turning on the attic fans cause a gas pilot light to go out?
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Mon, Jun 7, 2010 2:22 PMJun 7, 2010 2:22 PM
i would ask they guy coming to take a look at the flu pipe and try to figure out how come it blew out. This is not a common thing that happens alot. Ive been doing plumbing for 15 years and if i had to guess i would say your flu has a problem or your thermocouple might be going bad. I would suggest while he is there to replace the thermocouple so that is one less thing you have to worry about.
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Mon, Jun 7, 2010 3:44 PMJun 7, 2010 3:44 PM
I've blown it out before by turning on the attic fan before raising any windows....but this time the windows were open. The only thing I can figure is the outer door wasn't put back on the water heater and the doors that cover up the washer/dryer/water heater were open???
