Comments on: Turn off the pilot flame of your gas furnace in the summer http://www.iwilltry.org/b Climate change is real. You're causing it. You can stop it. Will you try? Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:51:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brent http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/turn-off-the-pilot-flame-of-your-gas-furnace/comment-page-1/#comment-6803 Brent Wed, 25 May 2011 13:30:29 +0000 http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/turn-off-the-pilot-flame-of-your-gas-furnace/#comment-6803 Yes! I turned off the pilot to my gas log set. It was pretty worthless because its a vented gas log setup... It produced very little heat. I also use propane for my on demand water heater. I was amazed at how much longer my propane lasts! That little pilot flame can burn up a lot of gas. I've been on a mission to cut my energy expenses... Please feel free to drop by my page and check the things I've been working on. http://streetjesus.blogspot.com Cheers! Yes! I turned off the pilot to my gas log set. It was pretty worthless because its a vented gas log setup… It produced very little heat. I also use propane for my on demand water heater. I was amazed at how much longer my propane lasts! That little pilot flame can burn up a lot of gas.

I’ve been on a mission to cut my energy expenses… Please feel free to drop by my page and check the things I’ve been working on. http://streetjesus.blogspot.com

Cheers!

]]> By: Tom http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/turn-off-the-pilot-flame-of-your-gas-furnace/comment-page-1/#comment-6217 Tom Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:07:57 +0000 http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/turn-off-the-pilot-flame-of-your-gas-furnace/#comment-6217 Even though electric heaters are theoretically 100% efficient, they actually use a lot more energy due to the inefficiencies of electricity production and distribution. For electric space heaters to make sense, you have to be heating a small area compared to the entire building. You wouldn't want to heat your entire house with several space heaters. If you leave your furnace off and move a space heater to wherever you need it, that could have savings. Now time to turn on my pilot light! Even though electric heaters are theoretically 100% efficient, they actually use a lot more energy due to the inefficiencies of electricity production and distribution. For electric space heaters to make sense, you have to be heating a small area compared to the entire building. You wouldn’t want to heat your entire house with several space heaters. If you leave your furnace off and move a space heater to wherever you need it, that could have savings. Now time to turn on my pilot light!

]]> By: Cole http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/turn-off-the-pilot-flame-of-your-gas-furnace/comment-page-1/#comment-4741 Cole Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:21:07 +0000 http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/turn-off-the-pilot-flame-of-your-gas-furnace/#comment-4741 very helpful. Now I don't have to worry about poisoning myself. Exactly what I was looking for very helpful. Now I don’t have to worry about poisoning myself. Exactly what I was looking for

]]> By: Mark - Web HVAC http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/turn-off-the-pilot-flame-of-your-gas-furnace/comment-page-1/#comment-4545 Mark - Web HVAC Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:10:47 +0000 http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/turn-off-the-pilot-flame-of-your-gas-furnace/#comment-4545 Very good post! One other thing we try to do anytime we turn a gas valve on or off, is to take a bottle of soapy water and spray it around the valve, looking for small leaks. Good post! Bookmarked and will share with my own readers! Very good post! One other thing we try to do anytime we turn a gas valve on or off, is to take a bottle of soapy water and spray it around the valve, looking for small leaks.

Good post! Bookmarked and will share with my own readers!

]]> By: Heath http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/turn-off-the-pilot-flame-of-your-gas-furnace/comment-page-1/#comment-3307 Heath Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:32:02 +0000 http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/turn-off-the-pilot-flame-of-your-gas-furnace/#comment-3307 This also adds life to your furnace by reducing the corrosion caused by the moisture from the pilot light exhaust. I forgot and left mine on this summer. I vaccuumed a lot more rusty scale out of the burner area than I did last year when I turned it off. I use a vacuum to clean out the burner area in preparation for the heating season. This is another easy way to make your furnace more efficient and less likely to produce carbon monoxide. This also adds life to your furnace by reducing the corrosion caused by the moisture from the pilot light exhaust. I forgot and left mine on this summer. I vaccuumed a lot more rusty scale out of the burner area than I did last year when I turned it off. I use a vacuum to clean out the burner area in preparation for the heating season. This is another easy way to make your furnace more efficient and less likely to produce carbon monoxide.

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