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My dad turns off the pilot light every day when he lights the wood stove before he goes to work. I have to turn on the gas and relight the pilot light every day twice. Is there anything that i can install to automatically light it with the push of a button? I've been using a long BBQ lighter. I have had to drive all the way home from friends houses to light it, just to have him turn it off when he gets home.

Heres a timeline: He lights the wood furnace at 3pm, it gets cold in here by 7pm. I have to light the furnace. He gets home at 1am and turns it off and lights the wood. It's cold by 5am and i have to light it in the morning so my mom can get dressed for work without freezing.

He won't leave the pilot light on because he says its too expensive. So basically it would have to be usable in a natural gas furnace, durable, and electric so she doesnt have to go downstairs to light it, shes in her late 50s and i'm about to move out. Thanks.

2007-01-20 16:01:57 · 4 answers · asked by Striker 3 in Home & Garden Other - Home & Garden

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There are automatic pilot re-liters, but they typically require a 115 volt power source that is then stepped down to 24 volts to operate. They come as a kit with the igniter, lead and igniter probe (that mounts on the pilot assembly). You may have to change the entire pilot assembly to convert for re-liter application. Also, most spark continuously, which shortens their life. The type that doesn't, may have a lock-out period after ignition failure.

2007-01-20 17:38:02 · answer #1 · answered by genny_gump 3 · 0 1

To eliminate fleas one must first CLEAN THE ENVIRONMENT INFESTED. Pick up piles of clothes, towels, old carpets. Move furniture and clean underneath. Use borax in all areas around the home, nursing area of the kitten and the home. Sprinkle it into the rug, carpets, and bedding. Borax (laundry soap in Wal-Mart) dries up fleas. Borax is safe, Borax the whole house, and furniture. Sprinkle under all furnishings. Coat all pet beds. VACUUM, VACUUM, VACUUM. The vibrations from the vacuum stimulates the eggs and they hatch. 95% of the fleas vacuumed die in route to the bag. Fleas are a hard cycle to eliminate. Be careful around the kitten, I can't say as though I would treat him or the area. One could dispose of the old bedding and replace it with fresh, for a few days. The thing to remember is that you must treat every place in your house. If you don't then you are only waiting for the treated areas to become non-toxic enough for the untreated areas to reinfest the treated area. Fleas can kill kittens, you need to get on the infestation immediately. As with any infestation, keep the environment clean. The exterminator will provide details. These programs are always on going, and going, and going. Although one will notice immediate results, the eggs that were laid in assessable areas of the house will hatch many times in the next 4 weeks. IT IS PARAMOUNT TO CONTINUE A WEEKLY PROGRAM OF BORAX. I have many animals and generally don't have problems with fleas. It is however something that one must stay on top of to win. The beauty of being an exterminator is that you ( the customer) do all the work, I take all the credit and then you pay me. Most flea control is done best and cheapest by the homeowner themselves. Research an effective program online, follow the advice for weeks. You will be flea free. As for the pilot, I have bombed my house many times with many pilots lit (in a single home usually there are 4 to 5 in a stove, 1 in a water heater, 1 in a furnace). Will I sign off that it was a smart thing to do?

2016-05-24 03:29:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The Pilot light will burn up about $5 a year in gas, tell the old man to leave it alone or he will freeze his azz off.

23+ years HVAC

2007-01-20 16:10:23 · answer #3 · answered by myothernewname 6 · 1 0

Any alteration to a gas appliance needs to be done by a professional. I advise you to seek out a reliable local service and ask them about this.

2007-01-20 16:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by MT C 6 · 1 0

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