You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement? 3 S. _' o! e Y4 I8 j( t; ?7 S3 `2 H- {" ?0 o; N9 S: t
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) + l* F9 I( g% \ . j/ E! \9 [) ?: H1 U, t" \Close the main water inlet valve; & P2 M; M$ W1 f# nopen all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line;& t+ `* t5 y; T$ ~8 G$ \# w8 n
Close the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one; # }* n# s1 L# R/ PShut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off;( i* @. U# v; I4 d( b+ O
Open the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out; $ ~) x& h1 u: S& ]9 t9 ^) R3 f$ |Then remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one.. W4 a% W2 D- E% Y$ s0 A
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sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank.... $ H& B3 J; @/ Q6 Z b" U5 e* o- `6 d6 j' L) ]* q4 H! _
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. 5 D- m; i b. z0 I9 U1 P1 D , C0 b1 q$ q) l. h5 O& d1 B3 Q7 ?6 vIf there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off.( y, A4 @7 p2 C" [( j* L; W# a
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23 ) v5 ^/ p1 y8 v0 ^5 R# E2 k3 t. Ysorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....4 S8 G. ?- O: _# {- R. X5 I
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The humidifier is even simpler. The d ...