On Dec 10, 7:52*am, wrote:
* i think the important thing to do if shutting water off and leaving
pilot on is to turn the thermostat all the way down on the w-heater and
youll be ok.


That's the way I've been doing it for the last 10 years without
problems - water off and thermostat to minimum. BTW, I've come back
3-4 weeks later and the water temp is comfortably warm (not hot) -
thats a 40gal tank with a standard pilot and no input of cold water
during that time.
KC