I keep the thermostat in my trailer as low as it will go, 50F, but the heater still comes on. I really dont need it, i run an electric one in the bedroom where I sleep, and bundle up around the house otherwise. It is very drafty, and a waste of money to heat the whole place. I have one of those in-wall-set standing heaters in the hallway with the pilot at the bottom. If i blow out the pilot, is that safe? will it still emit gas? ....would it be effective?
2007-01-14 02:06:10 · 8 answers · asked by ? 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
There should be a gas shutoff somewhere that would be better to shut off. If you blow out the pilot light it will only be ok if everything is working properly. There should be a button that lets you light the pilot and a thermostat that won't let the gas turn on unless the pilot light is lit. If they are all working it will be ok.
2007-01-14 02:12:33 · answer #1 · answered by beach_man_45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like someothers have already said, it,s best to turn of the gas you should have a manual shutoff valve in the line leading to the heater. If you want to blow out the pilot do so & wait a couple of minutes then try & relite it if it relites you know it has no safety or a safety that is not working. if it doesn,t relite without have to push a reset button then it obviously has a safety that shuts the gas off when the pilot goes out most heaters do
P,S. The amount of gas coming through the pilot is relatively small, so you do not have to worry about a build up gas if you want to blow it out & then try to relite it. If you are not going to use it then it is always best to turn of the manual shut of valve in the line
2007-01-14 11:09:47 · answer #2 · answered by ED D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the age of the heater. Most heaters today will automatically turn off the gas it the pilot goes out. On the olders ones you have to turn the gas off. If you blow out the pilot, and it is an old heater, the gas will continue to flow.
Best practice, just turn off the gas to the heater to be safe.
2007-01-14 10:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to find the gas shutoff valve that is near the the heater itself, make sure you turn that off first or you will emit gas from the pilot...Once you do that and if it is very cold out, make sure you let your faucets trickle so they do not freeze.
2007-01-14 11:22:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will likely be very effective, but not at all safe. If you blow out the pilot, yes, gas will continue to flow out. You must turn off the gas.
2007-01-14 10:22:44 · answer #5 · answered by Theodore D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Great Cesaers ghost girl don't blow it out!! The gas will need to be shut of at a main valve somewhere first--otherwise you will have a gas leak, because even if the plot is out, the gas is still escaping.
2007-01-14 10:14:24 · answer #6 · answered by Queen-o-the-Damned 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Turn the gas valve off would be the safest.
2007-01-14 10:16:09 · answer #7 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just turn off the furnace at the thermostat .there should be an off/on switch on the thermo .if not then shut off furnace at the switch on or around the unit .
2007-01-14 11:27:08 · answer #8 · answered by ata31254 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋