You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement?0 u* R- h) E& B G. z" M' h
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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) 9 Y; k) a' U1 ^" T$ W( t+ E t! S7 n2 `
Close the main water inlet valve; * c. |6 z3 l9 H! a0 vopen all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line;4 U# v8 L7 m+ H& B- F& Q
Close the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one;9 z' F( P; N; |. s
Shut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off; 4 ^8 J8 v8 F2 p# @8 kOpen the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out; 7 Z0 a' K: G% K, j7 OThen remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one. ; q1 [8 e. B+ H4 l" }9 c7 x+ ^3 K- [+ P& [9 ^7 j9 k$ ]
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sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....6 k) V* F* b* i/ t3 w7 [
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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.+ L: U3 U0 ^1 |3 H9 D0 j V
8 o" B1 `' i% i9 B0 F+ e$ j+ oIf there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off. . r& Y% M F8 u9 u; m% a5 N* W; \4 l# ?7 U* _. z
Not a big issue..
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23 * w' h, z4 R _2 ssorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....4 e2 G/ e3 D* L# X+ M
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The humidifier is even simpler. The d ...
0 O% C! z/ K& i9 D% _* m r; w' ?thanks and I will try