Questions tagged [gas]
For questions generally relating to the supply and use of gaseous methane or propane fuels within or around a home.
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24" Gas, Double oven, wall mounted
I have an older Kenmore wall oven which just stopped working. This is a 24" gas, double wall oven.
I would like to replace it, but as it turns out nobody seems to make one anymore. I've searched ...
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Does my utility room need fresh air? If so, possible solutions?
Our home has a ~ 13' x 12' utility room that houses our HVAC system and gas hot water heater.
Adjacent to this room is another room that we would like to use for an office. Currently those two rooms ...
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electric fired gas fireplace
I have a gas fireplace that is fired by an electrical thermostat .It will tick and tick and not fire up.Have to lower thermostat and raise repeatedly to get it to light .Any ideas why this is ...
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Gas hob clicking
I have a 5 ring whirlpool gas hob and out of the blue it started clicking (sparking) on all 5 rings. The only way to stop it is to turn off power. Any help much appreciated.
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Water heater won’t lite - replaces thermopile
I replaced my thermopile after my water heater was displaying a 4 blink message (too hot). Now the pilot won’t light. What have I done wrong? Should I be concerned about continuing to mess with it?
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Why does the pilot light on my gas fireplace go off over night?
Pilot light on gas fireplace works fine all day. After turning thermostat down over night,it is off in the morning. We tried it three days now. Why is that happening?
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gas heater not always firing up
It's a small propane direct vent wall mounted heater. The pilot is running fine. I had been crossing wires between TH & the thermocouple on the gas valve but this has become unreliable & the ...
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Water Heater Exhaust - how to connect the 3 inch hood to four inch exhaust pipe
I'm working on this gas water heater with 3" hood almost attached to an elbow that reduces from a 4" exhaust flue. This was only attached by a lot of aluminum tape. The problem is that the ends of ...
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Why does one burner on my gas stove release no gas, but the rest work fine?
I have a thermador gas stovetop, and today it just stopped releasing gas to a single burner. When I say it stopped, I mean on any other burner I can audibly hear gas released before ignition, but on ...
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Can I install a new gas fireplace without changing cornices?
I have a room in which I am considering having a new gas fireplace installed. There is approximately 3m of wall space available (between corner and window in the picture). This will provide some ...
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How to disable 'cooktop lockout' on Kenmore 1993 stovetop range?
* UPDATE: the gas turned off due to the earthquake shutoff. that was the problem *
I have a Kenmore stovetove from 1993 (model #: 362.75188691). We recently unplugged it for 3 weeks and disconnected ...
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What is this pipe component in my gas range connection?
I need to replace gas supply line for my gas range. Please look at picture of my existing supply line connection.
Red arrow shows shuttoff valve.
What is blue part ? Is that kind of extension ...
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Gas Fireplace: How do I arrange rockwool and logs for maximum heat?
We have a 10 year old gas fireplace that has been operating flawlessly. There is no blower/fan unit. After annual cleaning, I've always replaced the rockwool and situated the logs as before using a ...
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Gas Fireplace: Is mesh screen panel in front of the glass necessary?
Our 10 year old gas fireplace looks so much nicer without the wire mesh screen, just the glass front. The glass seals to the face with 4 spring loaded clamps on the corners, and rope 'caulk'. Is the ...
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Unplugging a Gas Water Heater Daily
I only use hot water once a day to shower. Recently, my 16 year old Bradford White gas hot water heater has taken a turn for the worst, and will only put out a little hot water at a time, and, ...
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I have a Quadra-fire topaz direct vent gas fireplace, what type thermostat is needed
I'm looking to run a thermostat to my gas fireplace, it's a millivolt system, how do I wire the thermostat correctly
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How can I tell if this is a water or gas line
I'm looking for the water supply line coming into my house. I found a pipe that is wrapped in what appears to be black tape an d is 1-1/2" in diameter. Is this gas or water? Thank you.
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question about supplying gas via multiple lines to a water heater
We moved into a new construction home a few months ago. The house has what I believe are 1/2 inch flexible gas lines running from a basement manifold to various appliances (water heater, two different ...
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(SOLVED) What is a whining, high pitch sound coming from my furnace when heat kicks in
EDIT: SOLVED. IT WAS THE FLEX CONNECTOR. THANKS EVERYONE. My gas furnace makes a high-pitched whining sound when the burners turn on (when I can see fire). A repair man came and told me it may be that ...
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Heat non Glo fireplace
My model no sl-750tr-d fireplace would not stay lit so I replaced the thermopile and tried it before putting glass back on and worked fine. This AM I put glass back on and would not light so removed ...
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1973 Tappan gas range with pilots no electronic parts
Old Tappan range oven worked 7 years ago. Stove top works fine but pilots won't stay lit. Oven pilot lights, but oven burner won't ignite.
Doesn't seem to be getting gas to oven burner.
No gas leaks. ...
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What kind of vent material can be used for gas dryer?
Dryer at present butts up to vent sticking into the room. This works just fine.
I want to put the dryer and washer on a plinth to make it easier to access. I don't want to put the dryer further ...
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Gas fireplace doesn’t turn on when cold
We have a Lennox gas fireplace that’s about 10 years old and we live in New England. We have the thermostat set to turn off the unit overnight and back in at 6am. Often it doesn’t turn on even though ...
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Gas Smell from Fire Place Key Valve
When I turn the key to open gas valve to light my gas fireplace I can constantly smell gas coming from the key hole. Is that normal? When I shut the valve off with the key I can no longer smell gas.
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Trenching requirements for utilities in a outdoors kitchen
I would like to build a small outdoors kitchen, with gas (for the grill), electricity, water and drain - sewage (for a sink).
I spoke this morning with a person in the building department of my city ...
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Gas logs won't stay lit
I recently (in the last 2 days) installed gas logs in my home. The pilot light stays lit, I crank them up and after about 10ish minutes they sputter and go out(the pilot light stays lit). I turn them ...
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Gas central heating on max for hours. What are short and long term adverse effects other than higher bills?
I've had a new boiler fitted, a Bosch-Worcester one, in a medium size house. It's been serviced professionally, when required. The new boiler came with a thermostat control pad. All the copper piping ...
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Framing for gas fireplace insert in existing masonry fireplace
What are the requirements for framing for a gas insert in an existing masonry fireplace? See the attached picture that shows the framed opening for the gas insert (circled in red). The insert will ...
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Where is my gas shutoff valve for my stove or do I need to have one installed?
I am getting a gas stove delivered to replace my existing one. I am in a condominium unit, but I don't see a gas shutoff valve, there are ones for the water inside of my unit.
I thought it may be this ...
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How to insulate around kitchen cabinet cut outs for outlet and propane line access?
New home, builder cut out kitchen cabinet holes for electric outlet and propane line to gas cooktop. Toe kick heating vents below kitchen cabinets now blow warm air out through these cut outs. Any ...
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How can I turn on a vent fan over a gas range when gas flow is detected?
We recently installed a kitchen island and for various reasons there are no acceptable places to put a vent switch close at hand.
I would like to make the whole system more automatic and link the ...
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Is corrosion a concern when hanging black iron pipe with copper hangers?
Can I hang black gas pipe with copper hangers? Is corrosion a concern?
Example:
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Trane XL1200 furnace not heating
I have an older Trane XL1200 gas pack furnace/AC. I just tried to turn on the furnace and nothing happened. Looking at the control board the led code told me it was a pressure switch problem. The ...
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Gas fireplace won’t stay lit
I got my pilot started in my gas fireplace, and now the flame won’t stay lit. I have a light switch as an on/off switch. Originally, I couldn’t get the flame to light at all. Toggled the switch a few ...
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is the 24v transformer output ~27v normal?
i found my carrier 58pha090-016 furnace had no flame with the igniter on, and exhaust fan running, etc. it kept trying 3 times then stop. i reset the power switch of the whole system, the same cycle ...
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Gas wall heater issues
Why does my gas wall heater turn on and off intermittently when the switch is off?
It's NOT the fan turning on and off
Its the flames coming on then quickly going out! Why? and thank you!
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How to Identify an Unknown or Poisonous Gas
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My office has a meeting room that is located on the ground floor with inward facing windows towards the bottom of very small and stuffy open air interior. This area is surrounded by six ...
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Combustion Air Necessary Florida
I have a gas water heater in my garage that i enclosed with bi-fold doors. Since there were bi-fold doors with space on the top and bottom and also in the garage, we didn't install combustion air ...
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Retrofit zero clearance gas fireplace or insert in existing masonry fireplace
We have an existing wood burning fireplace on the main floor of our house where a gas insert was previously installed (see pics below). The fireplace previously had a brick surround and a hearth which ...
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Gas Fireplace how to insulate for constant draft
We have a gas fireplace that the contractor did not insulate and causes a constant breeze through the bottom vent. Would it be safe to line the bottom walls with mineral wool?
The air is ...
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Why do gas water heater exhausts have an air gap before the chimney?
Every conventional (i.e., non-direct-vent) gas water heater I have seen has a roughly 1" vertical gap between its exhaust port and the exhaust vent (or "chimney"). See photo below. What function does ...
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Fireplace - Pilot stays on, fire goes off
Trying to figure what is wrong with my gas fireplace. I tried to start it few days ago first time since last winter, I brushed the thermocouple, thermopile and the burner, also used compressed air ...
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How to light the pilot for an old Gas Heater
We have moved in to a new home (new for us!) and we noticed that there was no heat coming from the base board. I tried to read the instructions on the Gas Heater in the basement and it talks about the ...
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Connect new gas dryer to an old 15/16” gas pipe
I bought a new gas dryer and am trying to connect it to an existing gas supply point in my laundry room. The gas supply pipe ends with this 15/16” brass MIP piece:
I already bought a BrassCraft ...
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Gas combi boiler removing radiator
I'm doing some decorating at home and needed to remove the radiator. I still need to be able to use the gas heating throughout the house while the radiator is off.
I closed the TRV and lockshield ...
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Need help with Lennox MPD 35RPM propane fireplace
I moved into my current home in August of 2017. I tried looking into getting this thing up and running, but got frustrated and gave up. I still haven't, and want to give it another shot. This propane ...
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Position of dryer vent relative to gas meter and furnace intake
As part of renovations to our house (built in the early 70s) we are reconfiguring the laundry room and moving appliances to the opposite wall. The laundry appliances will now be to the left of the ...
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Boiler pilot not lighting up
I was unable to get pilot lit by pressing button and using lighter. So I tried my torch on the thermocoupler and turned the gas knob on and it came on, hence the picture. Yet the pilot light still is ...
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Why won't my oven open its gas valve?
I have an old O'keefe and Merrit Oven that is not lighting. I tried contacting a local mechanic but he refused to work on it because he called it an antique. Unfortunately they simply don't seem to ...
