You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement?5 R& w4 ]( A0 S9 v
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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)+ m9 t) |5 {6 B4 L# Z M5 }- ~6 g
3 ?1 T3 ?. w. o0 G" s( tClose the main water inlet valve;5 T& `' s M7 I8 r
open all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line;4 w2 b* m9 w3 e: d/ `
Close the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one; " t6 p; A# ]& @; r* {Shut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off; " {; u* R- Q/ Z8 cOpen the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out; & O" j& v5 w- [, }Then remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one. ( p3 T: w- a; T; H G . t' J! A5 w& F! S# _* bAny doubt text me at 780-880-2698 & m9 m5 M* K% Q6 `! v, [" `
sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank.... , R/ o1 y3 }. O* Q, o# Z# P! V! Y' p! i5 o ^1 D
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. " h! U' z: Z! g8 t( [' G" V * }; \+ o F: L* u5 hIf there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off. * V2 z6 Z9 n9 T9 O$ X; _- @) L+ G ) p: s) \) S& V' C& r: N3 m. h; o) `Not a big issue..
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23# Q& ]- G3 Q1 g( E* y" s, k7 J8 k' Q
sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....! L5 f0 X( _7 H4 I
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The humidifier is even simpler. The d ...