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New house has hot-water radiant heat. It was on when I looked at the house
last winter.
It's going to get into the teens here this weekend, so I thought I'd like
to use it.
I have no idea how to start a boiler.
I've done what the interwebs said for bleeding the radiators (except for
one--I bought the smallest vent key ACE had and it's too big for all the
radiators and too-big-enough for one of them such that it won't turn the
vent) and they've got water in them.
I don't know how to make the water hot. The boiler is a big square box in
the basement. It's got a gas line running to it. That gas line connects to
a control box that has water-heater-looking controls on it--the twist
on/off/pilot knob, and a copper line that I think is the pilot. Those go
into the box, and there's no way I can see to light the pilot with a flame,
but I don't see a piezo-electric sparker on it either. And pushing the
pilot knob down does not produce a whoosing sound I associate with flowing
gas.
None of the HVAC people I called seemed very interested in coming out to
light a boiler, which is just as well since I want to learn how to work
this myself.
Anybody got any ideas on where to start?
Thanks.
Scott
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<div dir=3D"ltr">New house has hot-water radiant heat. It was on when I loo=
ked at the house last winter.<div><br></div><div>It's going to get into=
the teens here this weekend, so I thought I'd like to use it.</div><di=
v><br></div><div>I have no idea how to start a boiler.</div><div><br></div>=
<div>I've done what the interwebs said for bleeding the radiators (exce=
pt for one--I bought the smallest vent key ACE had and it's too big for=
all the radiators and too-big-enough for one of them such that it won'=
t turn the vent) and they've got water in them.</div><div><br></div><di=
v>I don't know how to make the water hot. The boiler is a big square bo=
x in the basement. It's got a gas line running to it. That gas line con=
nects to a control box that has water-heater-looking controls on it--the tw=
ist on/off/pilot knob, and a copper line that I think is the pilot. Those g=
o into the box, and there's no way I can see to light the pilot with a =
flame, but I don't see a piezo-electric sparker on it either. And pushi=
ng the pilot knob down does not produce a whoosing sound I associate with f=
lowing gas.</div><div><br></div><div>None of the HVAC people I called seeme=
d very interested in coming out to light a boiler, which is just as well si=
nce I want to learn how to work this myself.</div><div><br></div><div>Anybo=
dy got any ideas on where to start?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><=
div><br></div><div>Scott</div></div>
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