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On my Quest to follow in My fathers footsteps an be a firefighter!...

Think you need a big, strong firefighter to put out your blaze?

Nope - you can handle it just fine. Switching off the

pilot light on your fireplace or furnace during warm

summer months will save loads of natural gas, and it's

so easy, a Dalmatian could do it.

* Torching natural gas waste. Example: The pilot

light on a gas fireplace can use 1/2 the total gas a

gas fireplace burns in a year, and the process for

extracting natural gas is resource-intensive (just like extracting oil).

* Saving up for that firefighter calendar.

Depending on gas prices in your area, you can save

about $50 on bills each year if you turn off a pilot light during warm months.

* It's almost as easy as dialing 911. Once you know

where the valve is and how to turn it off, it'll take

you just a couple min each year.

Wanna Try?

Check the manual to the appliance you wanna turn off

for instructions. If you don't have it:

1. Find the valve in the gas line.

2. Turn the valve handle so it's angled 90 degrees

to the pipe. 3. Check the pilot light to see that it's out.

To turn it back on:

1. Turn the valve parallel to the pipe.

2. Relight your pilot light by pressing the light

knob, and holding a match to the pilot nozzle.

Natural Gas Appliance Calculator> - helps

calculate how much gas your pilot light uses.

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