marys1000@attbi.com
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I'll be traveling from where I live in one state to a neighboring state to see my 83 yr old Mother.
She called last night and her pilot light in her water heater has blown out yet again. She blamed it on her waving her dress a little bit. She has had a lot of problems with this pilot light ever since she got it. I think its about 10 years old and I'm trying to convince her to get a new one. But in a dying little town I'm not even sure anyone is left around qualified to properly install a new one.
But that's off track.
I don't have a lot of details - i can maybe provide some when I get back (no laptop)
1) What do I look for as potential problems? (especially that I might be able to simply correct)
I know she tends to fuss with the temperature a lot, turning it down, then turning it up to take a shower - don't know why exactly I'm just throwing that out in case its also a no-no.
She doesn't have air conditioning. The heater is in a basement, near the furnace which isn't running. Nothing else down there is running. Washer and Dryer upstairs.
2) How do I light it again? I've always been a little afraid of lighting gas stoves. Can I get step by step instructions?
3) What info should I bring back with me for further help(fulness)?
Thanks in advance,
Mary
P.S. I submitted my user name as Marys1000 but it used my old email address for some reason.
my email IS NOT my username's
It is
marys1000@woh.rr.com
She called last night and her pilot light in her water heater has blown out yet again. She blamed it on her waving her dress a little bit. She has had a lot of problems with this pilot light ever since she got it. I think its about 10 years old and I'm trying to convince her to get a new one. But in a dying little town I'm not even sure anyone is left around qualified to properly install a new one.
But that's off track.
I don't have a lot of details - i can maybe provide some when I get back (no laptop)
1) What do I look for as potential problems? (especially that I might be able to simply correct)
I know she tends to fuss with the temperature a lot, turning it down, then turning it up to take a shower - don't know why exactly I'm just throwing that out in case its also a no-no.
She doesn't have air conditioning. The heater is in a basement, near the furnace which isn't running. Nothing else down there is running. Washer and Dryer upstairs.
2) How do I light it again? I've always been a little afraid of lighting gas stoves. Can I get step by step instructions?
3) What info should I bring back with me for further help(fulness)?
Thanks in advance,
Mary
P.S. I submitted my user name as Marys1000 but it used my old email address for some reason.
my email IS NOT my username's
It is
marys1000@woh.rr.com