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xoxoxoBruce · 09-15-2018, 06:12 PM

If the pilot light goes out doesn't it shut off the gas supply?

Pamela · 09-15-2018, 07:33 PM

It does in my house. There is some kind of thermal cutoff that cuts the gas if it cools. The pilot keeps it warm enough to keep the gas flowing.

tw · 09-16-2018, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

If the pilot light goes out doesn't it shut off the gas supply?

Yes for furnace and water heater. Oldest kitchen stoves and ovens (I believe pre-60s) - no.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-16-2018, 08:20 AM

We were talking about his wall heater.

Gravdigr · 09-16-2018, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

If the pilot light goes out doesn't it shut off the gas supply?

Yes.

Gravdigr · 09-16-2018, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Pamela

It does in my house. There is some kind of thermal cutoff that cuts the gas if it cools. The pilot keeps it warm enough to keep the gas flowing.

That's the thermocouple that TW mentioned.

tw · 09-16-2018, 06:48 PM

Now to understand the problem and what will be relevant in press reports. A gas system distributes gas at high pressures. At multiple points, regulators repeatedly reduce pressure until gas into a house is maybe 3 PSI. Apparently a high pressure surge started in Ohio. Then travels across three states. Somehow this pressure wave may have blown through layers of regulators.

Also are many pressure relief valves including one maybe at each consumer's gas meter. How did all this fail? A resulting investigation should be informative.

glatt · 09-16-2018, 07:29 PM

My gas meter is inside my house. It better not release any pressure.

glatt · 09-16-2018, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Makes me wonder exactly how gas appliances work. Do modern ones only open the gas valves when certain ignition temperatures are confirmed? I know my oven works that way, but my 70 year old furnace doesn't. How about water heaters? Is there some sort of pilot light confirmation system?

Turns out that I was wrong. Our 1946 boiler has a thermocouple in the pilot light.

And! There is a cute little wolf spider down there that's hunting camel crickets. I tried to capture the reflection of his eyes, but it didn't come out so well. You can see it a little bit.

tw · 09-16-2018, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

My gas meter is inside my house. It better not release any pressure.

Where is a regulator that feeds that meter?

sexobon · 09-16-2018, 09:00 PM

Where is the cricket that feeds that spider?

glatt · 09-16-2018, 09:10 PM

I dunno.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-16-2018, 09:12 PM

It wiggles and jiggles and tickles inside her.

sexobon · 09-16-2018, 09:22 PM

As long as it wasn't gassed.

Gravdigr · 12-06-2018, 02:34 PM

Well, it ain't weird, but it is news.

If this sort thing happened more often this sort of thing wouldn't happen so often...

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09-16-2018, 09:12 PM	#3943
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09-15-2018, 07:33 PM	#3932
Pamela Deplorable Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 767	It does in my house. There is some kind of thermal cutoff that cuts the gas if it cools. The pilot keeps it warm enough to keep the gas flowing.

09-16-2018, 06:48 PM	#3937
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Now to understand the problem and what will be relevant in press reports. A gas system distributes gas at high pressures. At multiple points, regulators repeatedly reduce pressure until gas into a house is maybe 3 PSI. Apparently a high pressure surge started in Ohio. Then travels across three states. Somehow this pressure wave may have blown through layers of regulators. Also are many pressure relief valves including one maybe at each consumer's gas meter. How did all this fail? A resulting investigation should be informative.

09-16-2018, 07:29 PM	#3938
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My gas meter is inside my house. It better not release any pressure.

09-16-2018, 09:00 PM	#3941
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Where is the cricket that feeds that spider?

09-16-2018, 09:10 PM	#3942
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I dunno.

09-16-2018, 09:22 PM	#3944
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	As long as it wasn't gassed.

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