furnace trouble...HELP!

[BooBooMyKy]

we think the piolet light went out....how do we light it?

[Peety]

do you not have a manual?
Google the make and model..

[Anapeg]

Gas or oil? How old is the furnace? If it's fairly new it should have an exciter not a pilot light. DO NOT light until you are sure there is no excess fuel in the burner.

[BooBooMyKy]

well its gas and old... thats all i know

[Anapeg]

There should, by law, be a sticker on the unit explaining the steps required. The pilot light would be behind a shield of light metal and is able to be manually lit with a match or in some instances a lighter. Can you not call a service tech?

[Sweet_And_Innocent]

there should be a dial near the pilot light that reads on off pilot . turn the dial to pilot hold the dial down light the pilot and continue to hold for 60 sec once lit turn dial back to on

[kodak57]

wow.....unless you know where,how,i wouldnt mess with it,but not much wind last few days shouldnt've blew out pilot light,unless you were doing something that woulda blew it out.

[Macs II]

YAY for electric heat ....never no worries

[Simba]

Unless your power goes out!

[SusyQ]

Hahahaha she got ya there macs!!!

[Peety]

I will be warm no matter what!!!!!

[Macs II]

Unless your power goes out!

and I suppose your furnace would still work

[Simba]

nope.

[Peety]

Well you's can come to my house,,,If it gets too cold,,,,
Mac's won't he doesn't like Hamsters....
I can cook and make coffee...And stay warm,

[Sweet_And_Innocent]

did you get your furnace lit

[BooBooMyKy]

well thanks for all your help. We ended up calling a repair man and its a good thing because the reason we couldnt see the pilot light was because there isnt one lol...there is some kind of egnighter(sp) switch coil thingy and it burnt out. The guy didnt have the part with him so he got the furnace started and left it running for a while to warn up thte house and left us with a few electric heaters and said he would be back in the morning.....so now the question is....how much is it going to cost?

[Peety]

I bet it will be a fair amount,,
Was it a after hours call?

[SusyQ]

EEEESH just the home visit alone will cost ya.

[EyelashExtensions]

Well he seems like a decent man to be getting it running and leaving you with heaters. Hopefully it will be a decent price and not much.

[BooBooMyKy]

well it ended up not being as much as i thought it was and concerding all the trouble he went to,... i think he gave us a great deal....