On Dec 10, 6:44*am, Kurt Ullman wrote:
* * Can you turn off the water to a water heater and not turn off the
pilot. I have a water heater where you have to physically light the
pilot and it is a pain to restart when we get back from vacations
(especially when we get back in during the night). So, I was wondering,
any reason I can't turn off the water supply to the filled heater (so if
it goes bad the damage is limited) while keeping the pilot on?

You might be interested in these:

http://www.smarthome.com/7115H2/Wate...h-Valve/p.aspx

http://www.smarthome.com/71151/Washi...etector/p.aspx

http://www.smarthome.com/1284/Elk-Wa...lve-WSV/p.aspx


Or a whole house unit with vacation-mode that wont allow over a
certain pre-set GPM to flow while on vacation:

http://www.getfloodstop.com/category_s/5.htm

Kind of like an electrical fuse for water.