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Mel2882, I hope you are kidding. Gas isn't something you want to mess with. Get it fixed.
It just seems like it couldn't really be that bad if they gas company just checked it out last week. Most people can't even see their pilots, right? I am able to because my stove is so old and it's right out there, and I checked because I am paranoid about everything (reason I posted this). Now I'm way more paranoid than in the beginning! Oh well...like I said, I called and they are coming again.
Final update (for now): So the gas co. came, re-lit it, and I did a little practice session so I know how to light it from now on . He said it indeed could fill up my tiny room within half a day (good I've had my windows open). I asked him about any underlying causes, and he said the old ones are just really tempermental...everything else looked good. He also turned the flame up a bit since it was on really low...said it shouldn't go out quite as easily anymore. No problems with any blockage, he said the color of the pilot looked good.
Props to the gas company, he told me I could call them everyday to come light my pilot if I want to (I won't)!
Old stoves are just tempermental????? Older stoves may simply be unsafe. Our gas companies inspect the stoves and other appliances to ensure their safety. Not safe? No gas. Simple. Either you have a draft which is blowing out the pilot or there is something wrong with the stove. Either way it is not safe.You need to know what your problem is and get it corrected. Want to bet your life on it? Go for it. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't safe.
Mel2882, I hope you are kidding. Gas isn't something you want to mess with. Get it fixed.
If that was in my house, I would just buy a new stove. I am assuming your life and your familys life is most definetely worth the cost of a stove.
I think here in NY it is illegal to have stoves with ilot lights anymore, as they are all electric starts.
That would scare the sheeet out of me. I would not care what it cost, I would buy a new stove.
If that was in my house, I would just buy a new stove. I am assuming your life and your familys life is most definetely worth the cost of a stove.
I think here in NY it is illegal to have stoves with ilot lights anymore, as they are all electric starts.
That would scare the sheeet out of me. I would not care what it cost, I would buy a new stove.
I live in an apartment and can't just buy a new stove. Each apartment I've ever lived in in Chicago and in California (over 5) have all been gas...meaning they've all had pilot lights. This is just the first "antique" stove I've had, so I don't trust it as much.
Old stoves are just tempermental????? Older stoves may simply be unsafe. Our gas companies inspect the stoves and other appliances to ensure their safety. Not safe? No gas. Simple. Either you have a draft which is blowing out the pilot or there is something wrong with the stove. Either way it is not safe.You need to know what your problem is and get it corrected. Want to bet your life on it? Go for it. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't safe.
Yikes. I'm not looking to bet my life on it-- I'm obviously worried about it...but I worry a lot about things I shouldn't, so I'm trying not to be paranoid. I do not have much control as my landlord isn't going to just go buy new stoves for everyone in the building because my pilot light went out twice. There are many things I don't know much about (such as gas stoves) so sometimes I'm not sure what's serious or not...obviously from posts on here I've learned that no pilot light is serious. So what should I do...hope each night when I go to bed that the pilot light is going to stay on? Or what about if I leave for a couple days? Right now (from reading posts on here) I feel like I need to go check on my stove every 5 minutes or I might have an explosion. The thing is, I moved in a month ago. The gas company has been here 3 times...once to just check everything out before I started using it, and twice to turn the pilot light on. None of them have told me I was unsafe or acted like I should try to get a new stove. Hopefully out of three people that work for the gas company, they'd know what they were talking about. Right?
So now I'm curious. How much do you pay per month to live in a place like that? I paid 18,500 for the whole house and 319 for the brand new gas stove.
Wow, you obviously don't live in California! I pay $850 a month.
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ah, peace of mind!
. He said it indeed could fill up my tiny room within half a day (good I've had my windows open). I asked him about any underlying causes, and he said the old ones are just really tempermental...everything else looked good. He also turned the flame up a bit since it was on really low...said it shouldn't go out quite as easily anymore. No problems with any blockage, he said the color of the pilot looked good.
