You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement? , `+ `& L4 {, h: L: N 9 E4 j; [5 C+ ^, o" uAnything 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) ) `0 o2 F. W' ~6 P O0 a) x ! ]* E1 j+ S- K4 ^' \9 FClose the main water inlet valve;, _0 V( o( Q! t4 G5 \
open all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line;7 m" ]9 G+ d, h- F6 u0 ]
Close the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one;$ n S+ [4 t0 B
Shut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off; # k% m8 O. w" P/ |0 @& v7 I. SOpen the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out;0 p! q4 J! C6 n7 `0 r! P- h
Then remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one.+ K, r/ N `1 q3 U' Z9 h2 Z f
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sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....! f( d/ v8 k! J V# \- l+ b# F1 l
( h3 b2 ~1 k) W( eThe 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. ; e9 h. z1 j5 B9 f' |& h( e; ?% ?7 J+ t3 V* g( j
If there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off.- c$ t7 z; }7 v% k; R) ^
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Not a big issue..
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23: N1 S' Z' A7 R
sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....+ a2 j4 g% N$ p7 o+ V: q$ h; f
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The humidifier is even simpler. The d ...