How do I add water into my steam furnace?

Posted by Bill Fletcher on March 08, 2004 at 20:52:37:

basic question here: I can't figure out how to add more water into my furance. Its an old Sears furnace, and the water gauge looks rather low (about 3 inches below where the line says it should be). The furnace will not turn on today, and my guess is that the low-water cutoff kicked into gear. Is that a decent deduction? I'm a total newbie at this... any help would be greatly aprecaited.

There are two valves on the top and bottom of the glass tube showing the water level. I turned the top one, and nothing happened. I'm guessing the bottom one will drain water out, so i didn't try that one.

There seem to be two water pipes heading into the furnace with valves on them. But I'm not sure if I should turn one of these or not... don't want to screw anythign up.

Thanks again for any help.

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