You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement?3 i* J$ N$ i- [: U. ?: x4 d
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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)0 g' [6 ?& ~6 _& S
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Close the main water inlet valve;5 Q* H: y8 ~2 b
open all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line;2 V! p8 ~% i3 W$ G5 \
Close the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one;4 J L, d0 @+ F
Shut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off;1 U0 g0 h7 Q/ j4 L& l
Open the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out;0 t2 Z4 |8 S! [
Then remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one. / v7 T) H% f! m / o: Q+ j1 C+ A0 RAny doubt text me at 780-880-2698 7 N% n8 f$ P2 N; a: m
sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....1 j, u* c5 P5 A
5 Y6 r9 ]4 ]' M$ ZThe 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. ~" X [- a! W: ]7 V) @8 s
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If there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off. 1 b6 c+ e$ s, @1 z% k3 [' f. y6 w* ?& R: _" ]
Not a big issue..
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:235 R* M4 W4 w4 o3 ^+ u3 }
sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank.... % C% u% K+ Q& J* j r 2 t1 C+ x+ M+ S6 O( q0 _The humidifier is even simpler. The d ...