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Author Message   Jersey Boy Citizen Username: Jersey_boy Post Number: 768 Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 10:41 pm:        I turned it on amid opinionated discussions about sweaters and oil prices. Who has already snuffed the pilot light? J.B. I keep it low, so it hasn't fired up in months. Am I losing money on the pilot light?   Bob K Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 11472 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 9:53 am:        We always just turn it down to the lowest temperature and don't flip the main swith. For some ungodly reason these switches, although not used very often, have always had a tendancy to fail, or that may just be a K family problem. Until recently we always had an oil fired system and there was no pilot light. I will have to take a look at our gas fired boiler to see if there is one. In either event I don't think the amount of gas used is significant.   peteglider Citizen Username: Peteglider Post Number: 1941 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 10:04 am:        Whether correct or not, I understood that leaving the pilot on (for those of us with older systems) is important to help eliminate condensation/rust. Considering my system is 30+ years old, I'm not going to tempt fate and do otherwise ;-) Pete   mark halliday Citizen Username: Markhalliday Post Number: 47 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 3:14 pm:        as soon as possible...much to the dismay of the rest of the family. I have an igniter system so its no sweat(every pun intended) to turn it back on