You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement? / p7 ^ J0 [) _& b/ D ! X6 n k' k; P1 P4 VAnything 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)( x; A6 j+ ]5 \% \3 D3 {( w" N
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Close the main water inlet valve;. e9 M# ~: {. P' H4 V. T( X8 b4 m
open all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line;1 d4 Z1 A, ?2 M( u6 W: b
Close the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one; $ l9 `1 ]- M* `7 V. r* Y% a! UShut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off;& R! a* p+ ^2 {9 {
Open the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out;8 U2 [& t# l2 Z
Then remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one. 5 M( J8 M/ m2 G/ s+ j: f4 Q) b- `% C: S2 S h) O8 k1 e
Any doubt text me at 780-880-2698+ ^" Y* F9 k7 c
sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....& K3 A* p# f. Y5 X% u. V
( t+ }, |3 ^) H! |7 z* e- ^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. % p) ]/ N6 Z4 G5 _, q ! q& q$ \9 H H$ T2 g: h6 ~, ~If there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off. 0 |+ t& Q( j2 }; I) T . X! z/ t; r1 h0 p3 c' q7 lNot a big issue..
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23 3 q8 A) I M$ c$ |% R, p- z6 G" bsorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank.... # P+ p+ J4 T5 M/ ~ 1 f% d, [" r" l8 X; HThe humidifier is even simpler. The d ...