I am concerned that if I turn off the water while leaving the pilot light on after a period of 4 weeks the boiler might overheat and blow up.Could this happen?
2007-01-03 05:56:45 · 9 answers · asked by john h 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Yes, if the gas is still connected. The pilot light will not use so much energy. My boiler's pilot light goes off and on when the hot water is used. If your boiler is new, then it is probably the same. Just turn the boiler to off and not on the timer or manual and don't touch the pilot light.
If the pilot light is still on, then seek advice from your gas company. You should do that anyway rather than ask this site. There are some unsavoury, immature characters on here and do you really want to be taking advice from them?
2007-01-03 06:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by KD 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've been installing and repairing these things for the last 35 years, and the newer, (4-5 years old), units with the sealed pilot areas are a real pain. The piezo igniters do occasionally go bad, but as Ed said, they don't always spark on every push and they are incredibly hard to see when you have to bend over so far to look thru that little window. I'd try it again, making sure to follow the lighting procedure carefully and if you simply can't get it to lite, Dean is correct. You can take the metal plate with the window off the tank and lite it manually. I use a butane match, like the ones you use to lite a BBQ. They have a good long reach and usually a good flame which will lite the cavity and let you see where the pilot is. Once you have the pilot relit, reinstall the plate before turning the main valve on and the thermostat up. The manufacturer of this unit will not send someone out to repair it under warranty for such a small thing. What they will do is to send you a part and you'll have to find someone to install it. And lastly, for both of the Joe's, you guys should probably take more time to read the question before answering. They very plainly stated that they turned off the pilot to be safe around the epoxy paint they were applying. That's not a warrantiable problem.
2016-05-22 23:06:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can turn off the pilot light and then the Main Gas Supply. And yes you can turn the water off at the Main. But drain the Standing Water out of the Hot Water Lines and Cold Water Lines. Hot Water lines freeze and burst fatser than Colld Water lines do, just ask a plumber.
2007-01-03 06:09:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you turn your pilot light off you need to turn off your gas or the house will fill with explosive gas. If the heat is off you need to empty your pipes, i'm not sure if turning the water off will empty whats already in there. If the water freezes in the pipes they'll burst and be expensive to fix. Sorry i'm not sure about the boiler itself.
2007-01-03 06:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would shut the water off. You need to leave the heat on a low setting though. I repaired down on the Gulf of Mexico in Texas and even the pipes froze there, so you do need heat.
2007-01-03 06:05:21 · answer #5 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you will be away during winter it is best to leave the gas and water switched ON. Arrange it so that it is timed to come on for just a short time each day. That way your pipes won't freeze up and you won't be coming home to a disaster area!
2007-01-03 07:24:01 · answer #6 · answered by nigel t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
course it is. i'd turn the pilot light off too by turning off the gas tap it will go out itself when the gas is burned thats in the pipe.only takes seconds
2007-01-03 06:02:06 · answer #7 · answered by puzzled 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes turn off the gas and water if you know how to relight the pilot when you return.otherwise leave it alight its quite safe.
2007-01-03 06:08:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-01-06 15:56:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋