lodgeskins
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I recently purchased an antique home, and currently live about an hour from it. It has an old gas boiler, and although I turned off the heat at the thermostats before leaving, the water circulating pump continued to run. My father in-law lives nearby the house, so I had him flip the emergency shut off switch to the boiler which stopped the pump from running. My question is, once that switch is turned off, is there any possibility that gas will be flowing into the house? I am concerned because he could not find a valve to shut off the gas, and I've never owned a gas boiler, so I'm not sure if the emergency switch just cuts the pilot light, while gas might be allowed to continue to flow. I'm sure with a modern system the emergency switch kills everything including the gas flow, but I think this furnace is from the 40's. Anyone have any words of wisdom to give me peace of mind? Thanks for any insight, Mike