You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement?: I+ t9 M, Q& V4 P1 r8 m
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Anything 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)& J4 `" a9 q+ @
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Close the main water inlet valve;. V) a1 D* J9 u' f0 I% }. b* F
open all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line; 2 Q# N; x" j9 nClose the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one; % h) J# t/ _6 C4 tShut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off;# P! Y9 U& G# O: s7 u4 l
Open the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out; 5 B6 m/ l2 K! zThen remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one.5 S6 `7 H- G4 Q- o" M& Q2 B
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sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank.... 8 y" ]2 S- q( S; V ! I/ \ P e3 z- ~# b) X+ HThe 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.' |$ }% q- i/ y
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If there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off. * w4 ^. K. [7 L2 I8 [/ N: C8 i# w/ K8 M1 e
Not a big issue..
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23 6 z# L6 L# w' D' G; Qsorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....3 h" m- m" o2 [3 U0 I
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The humidifier is even simpler. The d ...