What a relief to turn on the furnace. The basement is far too cold to be insulating right now. With the furnace running I should be able to warm it right up and get it thawed out and dry so we can insulate.
Using the pipe wrench and turning on the gas for the first time is one of the most satisfying milestones in a project.
Igniting...but gas isn't on. Need to turn the valve back to the 90 degrees position.
And the furnace fires. Sometimes this seems like the home builder equivalent of launching the space shuttle.