Quick basic advice on a dripping gas 40-gal hot-water heater
On Feb 12, 11:14*am, "Bob F" wrote:
"Donna Ohl, Grady Volunteer Coordinator" wrote in
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On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:53:59 -0500, Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
If you shut the water off, you do not have to shut the gas off as long as
you keep water in the tank.
Hi Edwin,
Thank you for this home water heater gas line shut off tidbit as it's not
obvious to me the heater can have no water coming in but the gas can be
left running - but it makes it easier for me so I'm glad to know that.
Doing this can cause drips at the safety valve, since water expands when heated,
and the inlet pipe may be the direction the pressure thus developed is normally
relieved.
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