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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer
My father knows about gas fireplace well enough to be careful. The pipe needed cleaning but the pilot light still won't stay on so it's something else. What's going to happen now I don't know. Knowing my father getting in an expert is too expensive (even if I pay it) and he doesn't want to get a new second-hand one because it can probably be easily fixed (if I buy one myself he won't install it).
He's going to call a friend to see if he knows what it might be. I'm not getting my hopes up that I have heating any time soon.
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Sometimes even the pros can mess things up. When I lived in a home with radiator heat, the pilot light went out, and my wife refused to let me relight it; insisting on getting a professional. We did, and the professional left the unit running on manual instead of auto. We didn't realize anything was wrong until we returned that night to see steam bellowing from the expansion tank and called the fire department. The tank was ruined, but fortunately our homeowners insurance covered the damage.
After that, she always let me light the furnace.