On 23 Oct, 10:48, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:54:05 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:





wrote:
Hi all - I need to replace the hot water faucet in my shower stall.
This weekend, I turned off the main water valve for the house (the
cold water line into the hot water heater doesn't have an operational
shut-off valve) and turned on the the hot water (in the shower) to let
the lines drain. BUT it appeared to be draining from the hot water
tank too. Will it drain the entire tank? I had thought that without
pressure, it would only drain the lines that had water in it. It
seems a waste to drain the entire tank. Thoughts?

thanks for all your help in advance!

Water flows downhill. Is your water heater above the shower?

You need not waste the water. Ten five-gallon buckets should do the trick.
You can get eight or nine flushes out of the stored water. Or empty one
bucket in the tub (plus hot water) for a bath.

Considering that last paragraph...

I remember when we lived out in the country and had a water well (that
water was really good for drinking). An electrical outage (common
there) would mean no water. My parents used to keep several bucketfuls
in the bathroom for flushing the toilet.
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-- An electrical outage ... would mean no water. My parents used to
keep several bucketfuls in the bathroom for flushing the toilet.

When we had a power failure, my parents made us drink out of the
toilet.