Author Topic: It's 46 degrees in the house (Read 1050 times)

Phoenix Dark · « **on:** January 26, 2008, 03:50:38 PM »

$:-\$

Bad thing about living in an OLD house=the heat fucks up at least once during the winter. Looks like the pilot light in the furnace went out, and I doubt I can get anyone to fix it today.

Only my hands and feet are cold though.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2008, 04:01:16 PM »

...

Now that I think about it...I'll try

brawndolicious · « **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2008, 05:04:59 PM »

don't they usually have a restart/relight button on them?

or just use a match.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3 on:** January 26, 2008, 05:12:12 PM »

I've got a nice lighter I can stick down there; I'll wait for my brother to get home before trying it. So if anything goes wrong he can call 911

brawndolicious · « **Reply #4 on:** January 26, 2008, 05:13:44 PM »

turn off the gas you homo.

bud · « **Reply #5 on:** January 26, 2008, 05:17:44 PM »

lazy nicca

Vizzys · « **Reply #6 on:** January 26, 2008, 05:18:09 PM »

46 degrees isnt cold

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7 on:** January 26, 2008, 05:22:21 PM »

Quote from: am nintenho on January 26, 2008, 05:13:44 PM

turn off the gas you homo.

Turn it off? Hm I would have thought to keep it on and then light the thing.

I AM GATHERING MY TOOLS

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #8 on:** January 26, 2008, 05:26:20 PM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #9 on:** January 26, 2008, 05:27:33 PM »

-screwdriver
-safety glasses
-plastic gloves
-utility lighter

check

Vizzys · « **Reply #10 on:** January 26, 2008, 05:28:02 PM »

so paranoid

brawndolicious · « **Reply #11 on:** January 26, 2008, 07:39:46 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 26, 2008, 05:22:21 PM

Quote from: am nintenho on January 26, 2008, 05:13:44 PM
turn off the gas you homo.

Turn it off? Hm I would have thought to keep it on and then light the thing.

I AM GATHERING MY TOOLS

I mean turn it off for a minute to let the gas clear out and then turn the gas on and light it. it's pretty simple and probably there is little to no danger being that those lights go out pretty often and they don't want people to blow themselves up.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12 on:** January 26, 2008, 09:29:38 PM »

Update: wasn't able to light it. My next plan was to just call the energy company and lie that I smelled gas, but that plan was axed when I heard my mom threated to sue them wtf. Apparently my house was under warranty for service, but they're claiming only my parent's house was...so she called up and started causing shit. Dumbass

So now I'm heading over to their house for the night. I'd rather stay here but she's insisting I come "so you don't catch pneumonia"

xnikki118x · « **Reply #13 on:** January 26, 2008, 09:39:29 PM »

I don't know that I'd be able to figure it out, either. Your furnace isn't something you want to fuck with if you're not sure what you're doing. Do something wrong and your house is cold, or you have to pay a ton of money to fix it, or you blow yourself and your house up. No good outcomes!

I'm on your side here, PD.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #14 on:** January 26, 2008, 09:40:22 PM »

Sucks for you. I have the heat cranked up and I'm in my boxers. Makes it feel like summer.

Vizzys · « **Reply #15 on:** January 26, 2008, 09:57:55 PM »

so you werent able to light it at all?

or does it light then go out, if it does I probably know why

brawndolicious · « **Reply #16 on:** January 26, 2008, 11:30:47 PM »

..

wow. wait, what went wrong when you tried to light it? did you really smell gas and pussy out?

why did you call your mom?

T234 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 26, 2008, 11:33:34 PM »

PUSSY.

I have woken up in a fuckin 18-degree house before. I even went out and got the mail in my boxer shorts.

T234 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 26, 2008, 11:40:00 PM »

Alcohol makes a man do some wild shit.

T234 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 26, 2008, 11:47:38 PM »

Plus I spent the next three weeks coughing.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #20 on:** January 26, 2008, 11:55:58 PM »

PD owned by 19th Century technology

What you need is one of those elongated grill liters (with the long neck). You should hear some hissing or something which means the gas is running but not lit up (obviously). Your not going to blow up your house.

Though, I can't blame PD for this fear seeing as I have a fear of popping balloons. One is more dangerous than the other.

If your worried about the blast radius, just get a long fuse (that'll reach outside your place) and stick it inside the furnace. Light it up and run 100 yards down the street. By the time you come back you should have heat.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #21 on:** January 27, 2008, 12:17:11 AM »

Or PD could get a grizzled neighbor to help. Letting this person into his inner sanctum my lead to a more seductive night too

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #22 on:** January 27, 2008, 04:15:54 AM »

I had one of those long grill lighters. I was able to light the pilot but it kept going out after I let go of the gas button. Basically you're supposed to keep it lit for 30 seconds, switch the meter from "pilot" to "on", and bam it's done. But it didn't work. I'm heading back tomorrow to try again. Jeez I don't like coming back to my parent's house :/

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Author Topic: It's 46 degrees in the house (Read 1050 times)