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Some HVAC guys use the term "POS" when referring to (I think) old NG
furnaces with exposed burners and continuously-lit pilot lights.

I think the acronym has something to do with the pilot light, but I'm
not sure.

Anyone know what the "POS" acronym stands for?
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Some HVAC guys use the term "POS" when referring to (I think) old NG
furnaces with exposed burners and continuously-lit pilot lights.

I think the acronym has something to do with the pilot light, but I'm
not sure.

Anyone know what the "POS" acronym stands for?


Piece of ****.

Cheri



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Some HVAC guys use the term "POS" when referring to (I think) old NG
furnaces with exposed burners and continuously-lit pilot lights.

I think the acronym has something to do with the pilot light, but I'm
not sure.

Anyone know what the "POS" acronym stands for?


Mine called mine a POS and he meant piece of ****. :-)

Cheri


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On Nov 2, 10:21 pm, "Cheri" gserviceatinreachdotcom wrote:
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...Pilo t Operating Sequencer.

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Some HVAC guys use the term "POS" when referring to (I think) old NG
furnaces with exposed burners and continuously-lit pilot lights.


I think the acronym has something to do with the pilot light, but I'm
not sure.


Anyone know what the "POS" acronym stands for?


Mine called mine a POS and he meant piece of ****. :-)

Cheri


Have heard of the term and have forgotten it will find for you, Tobad
Google does'nt do something about the children on this site .

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On Nov 2, 10:21 pm, "Cheri" gserviceatinreachdotcom wrote:
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...Pilo t Operating Sequencer.

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Christopher A. Young
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Some HVAC guys use the term "POS" when referring to (I think) old NG
furnaces with exposed burners and continuously-lit pilot lights.


I think the acronym has something to do with the pilot light, but I'm
not sure.


Anyone know what the "POS" acronym stands for?


Mine called mine a POS and he meant piece of ****. :-)

Cheri


Have heard of the term and have forgotten it will find for you, Tobad
Google does'nt do something about the children on this site .


Too bad usenet doesn't do something about children accessing newsgroups
from google.


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On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:13:38 -0400, Some Guy wrote:

Some HVAC guys use the term "POS" when referring to (I think) old NG
furnaces with exposed burners and continuously-lit pilot lights.

I think the acronym has something to do with the pilot light, but I'm
not sure.

Anyone know what the "POS" acronym stands for?


It's a gay term: **** On Someguy

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Have heard of the term and have forgotten it will find for you, Tobad
Google does'nt do something about the children on this site .


Too bad usenet doesn't do something about children accessing
newsgroups from google.


If it were not for Google Groups access, how would people learn from their
betters which end of a nail to hit? For example:

(Actual question we'll see someday)

"I just bought a compressed-air palm nailer. But it seems if I hold it like
I'm supposed to, it would hurt the back of my hand when I use a hammer? My
mother always told me "If it hurts, you're doing it wrong." Was my mom
mistaken?"


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jim wrote:

On Nov 2, 10:21 pm, "Cheri" gserviceatinreachdotcom wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote in message

...Pilo t Operating
Sequencer.

--

Christopher A. Young
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.

"Some Guy" wrote in message

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Some HVAC guys use the term "POS" when referring to (I think) old NG
furnaces with exposed burners and continuously-lit pilot lights.

I think the acronym has something to do with the pilot light, but I'm
not sure.

Anyone know what the "POS" acronym stands for?

Mine called mine a POS and he meant piece of ****. :-)

Cheri


Have heard of the term and have forgotten it will find for you, Tobad
Google does'nt do something about the children on this site .


Too bad usenet doesn't do something about children accessing newsgroups
from google.


and school, tv, movies, radio... life...

did you guys watch the last Survivor China? the censors fell asleep on that
one. kids have much raunchier places on the "internets" than this for thier
education.. :-) besides i'd be more concerned about the pedos.


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On Nov 2, 10:21 pm, "Cheri" gserviceatinreachdotcom wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote in message

...Pilo t Operating
Sequencer.

--

Christopher A. Young
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.

"Some Guy" wrote in message

...



Some HVAC guys use the term "POS" when referring to (I think) old NG
furnaces with exposed burners and continuously-lit pilot lights.

I think the acronym has something to do with the pilot light, but I'm
not sure.

Anyone know what the "POS" acronym stands for?

Mine called mine a POS and he meant piece of ****. :-)

Cheri

Have heard of the term and have forgotten it will find for you, Tobad
Google does'nt do something about the children on this site .


Too bad usenet doesn't do something about children accessing newsgroups
from google.


and school, tv, movies, radio... life...

did you guys watch the last Survivor China? the censors fell asleep on that
one. kids have much raunchier places on the "internets" than this for thier
education.. :-) besides i'd be more concerned about the pedos.


Actually, I wasn't defending children, I was merely insulting the
previous poster, another of the idiots who thinks newsgroups are google
forums.
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In article . com,
jim wrote:

On Nov 2, 10:21 pm, "Cheri" gserviceatinreachdotcom wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote in message

...Pilo t Operating
Sequencer.

--

Christopher A. Young
.
.

"Some Guy" wrote in message

...



Some HVAC guys use the term "POS" when referring to (I think) old
NG
furnaces with exposed burners and continuously-lit pilot lights.

I think the acronym has something to do with the pilot light, but
I'm
not sure.

Anyone know what the "POS" acronym stands for?

Mine called mine a POS and he meant piece of ****. :-)

Cheri

Have heard of the term and have forgotten it will find for you, Tobad
Google does'nt do something about the children on this site .

Too bad usenet doesn't do something about children accessing newsgroups
from google.


and school, tv, movies, radio... life...

did you guys watch the last Survivor China? the censors fell asleep on
that
one. kids have much raunchier places on the "internets" than this for
thier
education.. :-) besides i'd be more concerned about the pedos.


Actually, I wasn't defending children, I was merely insulting the
previous poster, another of the idiots who thinks newsgroups are google
forums.


i guess i was having another one of my "jerry springer's final thoughts"
moments. sorry




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Anyone know what the "POS" acronym stands for?


Piece of ****.


I think the reason the "pros" don't like those old furnaces is that while
they might not be "efficient" they run "forever." The replacement parts
are dirt cheap and the furnaces often go 10 to 20 years without requiring
service.

The "new" stuff (variable speed blowers, electronic ignition control, etc.)
often has a failure requiring a service call every few years.


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