Question for the Plumbers

[Bernoff]

Hey Guys if I shut off the main gas valve can I remove this valve? It is getting very hard to rotate it when I want to relight the furnace. If so what should a person lube it with?

 

[getzcold]

Re: Question for the Plunbers

There should be a shut off right at the furnace if you are going to replace it. I wouldn’t recommend running the furnace without a gas valve

 

[overkill19]

Re: Question for the Plunbers

Hey Guys if I shut off the main gas valve can I remove this valve? It is getting very hard to rotate it when I want to relight the furnace. If so what should a person lube it with?

Yes you can remove that valve but as stated above.. you must replace it with a new one.

Nor to be a smart a$$ .... but when you are relighting , you are pushing the valve Handel in then turn it to light it ..... right?

 

[YamaDad]

Re: Question for the Plunbers

If it is the small valve that you manually turn to light the pilot is what you mean I don't think they are serviceable. I would replace the entire gas valve and not try to repair the old one.

That furnace looks ancient from what I can see in the picture, you might consider a replacement.

 

[JMCX]

Re: Question for the Plunbers

Probably down inside the grease that lubricates the o-rings has petrified. Pretty cheap valve on Amazon.

 

[Cyle]

Re: Question for the Plunbers

If it is the small valve that you manually turn to light the pilot is what you mean I don't think they are serviceable. I would replace the entire gas valve and not try to repair the old one.

That furnace looks ancient from what I can see in the picture, you might consider a replacement.

If it's working properly why replace? The newer ones with all the electronics are nothing but a headache. If the old one's still working good just keep an eye on it and you're much better off. The tiny amount of extra gas it burns is nothing.

 

[sirkdev]

Re: Question for the Plunbers

My buddy replaces furnaces daily, he said al new are junk if you get 10 years out of them they are rotten or can't get parts in a timely fashion.

 

[team dirt]

Re: Question for the Plunbers

Molykote 55 if you can get to the orings without damaging them.

 

[AreWeThereYet]

Re: Question for the Plunbers

Molykote 55 if you can get to the orings without damaging them.

If you want to swell the o'rings,.. I think you mean Molykote 111

 

[Bernoff]

Re: Question for the Plunbers

thanks for the information guys.

 

[papajake]

Re: Question for the Plunbers

when I was in the printing business we used a product on our rubber rollers to make them soft again we called it rubber rejuvinator it was nasty stuff ate paint, plastic and your skin but it worked great on rubber

 

[Bernoff]

Re: Question for the Plunbers

when I was in the printing business we used a product on our rubber rollers to make them soft again we called it rubber rejuvinator it was nasty stuff ate paint, plastic and your skin but it worked great on rubber

Sounds like it would be safer if I just sent it to you for the overhaul. LOL