It depends how it was shut off. Typically, there's an electric switch on the
front, and/or on the wall in the stairwell, kitchen, etc, with a red switch
cover. Turn it on and it just goes. Shouldn't have to twiddle any knobs.
Are you sure there's a pilot? As far as I know, that predates modern radiant
systems. Does the know say pilot? Is this a homebrew setup or a reputable
system from a known manufacturer?
Might help to post some pics.
jim
On Jan 8, 2016, at 8:13 PM, Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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