You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement? ; u+ A% ?4 W% s4 \/ d$ Y) G! _$ ?8 { Y, ~; E1 K
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)1 z/ k d" k" Z9 V$ K% v
/ s! o! C; l6 J8 UClose the main water inlet valve;' A; b5 [" F7 X! x. C& j* s5 L/ A+ j
open all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line; 7 `0 }! G% ^8 M3 D4 s& P" y6 C0 cClose the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one;4 J* O. c' f, k& j: M
Shut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off; 1 q6 F4 t; a6 L! {7 ROpen the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out;- _" Q2 n# M3 O7 E
Then remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one.) l. x: b) g7 i: j" L7 K
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Any doubt text me at 780-880-26985 ~+ Z' Q$ b \6 W3 m
sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....6 I7 t9 S' v4 ^1 w
7 k6 }" U! Y: d yThe 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. 4 Y# U+ s% K- z" m' J3 `8 z$ z' O5 e3 @8 `0 l; l0 c! j
If there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off./ {, u! @; t5 ]+ s; S' {
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Not a big issue..
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23 , G' }( p; b N2 B$ U( Q @8 e2 Msorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank.... 6 A" d+ j) q: l j; B% @8 S , @& M0 `+ O9 Y( ^+ Q5 U! w. pThe humidifier is even simpler. The d ...