You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement?. t: T/ K# [2 ~* F, D- U" ?- U2 G
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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) ' K1 C% b, Y$ P9 b; d8 C" @3 ~ 6 Q8 v# Z* L: N# s2 w wClose the main water inlet valve;. k, ^& Q4 u4 k' I0 a" B
open all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line;% M% H( e" h7 W% j7 C3 R
Close the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one;# y+ Y9 @9 O3 e3 K/ t& v/ A
Shut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off;1 z+ T$ @. d) S7 c0 ?7 E
Open the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out; + W! K% D p k: C8 x- C1 g0 TThen remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one. 9 t' e3 H; |: A8 i! E4 _ 0 r' E" Q2 A+ HAny doubt text me at 780-880-26982 P& ?. F4 L( R. N% p
sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank..... B% e `" ~4 [% c, D
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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. 4 e5 b x. X( u6 V7 _6 N/ r+ Y# ?. K2 S% J! u! z
If there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off. 9 R- e! \) i* d& B U4 B) E' w: a1 Y! t% j! N1 x
Not a big issue..
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23 0 T) }2 h1 t, i( Dsorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....7 K# Z4 P2 K. \7 f0 k
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The humidifier is even simpler. The d ...
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thanks and I will try