You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement? " e: z' a4 J$ B0 o' N1 U ( ]2 d, |3 g1 a O+ U& PAnything 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) 3 X1 _" W" y! c1 h' d 0 j3 ?2 Y7 a' n! B# N" ZClose the main water inlet valve;& a& Y" \" g2 C# b
open all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line;& X" \+ o5 h0 c; d$ ] e
Close the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one; ' K) `. m& _2 K# ]: l" P. l, |Shut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off; ! U2 b7 ~8 G7 x/ H1 VOpen the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out; $ e2 T7 k. \& h$ O1 SThen remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one. 6 c7 a0 X2 Y9 h$ x, m: g2 Z 4 c/ {/ w+ k5 r/ ]# \5 _1 u7 Z/ rAny doubt text me at 780-880-26980 G6 G- j0 b) F
sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....7 i, A# y7 X& |, C$ F- T% X# V
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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! S) Y9 i& V% C
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If there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off.4 I) s" Y3 ~+ [2 m1 v4 ^
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23 ! D- V% v7 n1 W' a9 R0 o6 \6 Y" ssorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....* u! Y- a& S4 a* S6 x. {$ I+ g/ p7 U
2 {2 D7 {# r8 e; g+ y1 BThe humidifier is even simpler. The d ...
2 h& W+ u% H- i' @$ R% Y1 V) J9 ]thanks and I will try