You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement? 4 F: p9 ?% `6 {9 D4 C' H ) @+ Z5 t; w- ^# o1 dAnything related to water frozen in basement is a serious issue, it has to have immediate attention.
Few minutes work if just the safety expansion valve leaks ( most probably only the valve)8 \' o$ I1 e* p/ I/ P& [
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Close the main water inlet valve;& g; f& T q+ J$ Z/ |4 }
open all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line;$ D% a9 {6 b2 ~. @/ Y
Close the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one; b0 N3 B( h# J9 W) ~$ u
Shut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off; ' t7 G% c7 W* f, ~1 t1 x5 QOpen the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out;: i' B, t" N+ I* v7 W* d- ]. A4 L
Then remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one.: X7 p5 h* b4 L' Q8 \, I
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sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank.... 6 W0 C9 Y4 n% i2 c( m( {/ h1 A& u' \: L$ z$ @9 G# z
The humidifier is even simpler. The drain hose is supposed to have water go thorough the humidifier filter inside the housing and then goes to drain when furnace is on. 2 i6 N& Z6 {4 A3 X) a/ x" y9 k $ @, S1 d! M0 R+ r- B. b8 }2 cIf there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off. 3 h* W( j8 q* g3 j+ V8 t! z+ j u& I4 |6 u
Not a big issue..
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23 6 Q# A2 S6 g6 H7 u+ V2 U- E) @sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank...., b6 s% o# z3 V- s- d, Q2 i) q5 W
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The humidifier is even simpler. The d ...