hi
More than likely we are going to lose our water supply due to the
hurricane in the gulf. Thus i would like to stop the water heater from
coming on as there will more than likely be no water in it. Will
turning the knob to the "OFF" position be sufficient. If i do that
will the pilot light be still lit?



Please advice

thanks

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david wrote:
hi
More than likely we are going to lose our water supply due to the
hurricane in the gulf. Thus i would like to stop the water heater from
coming on as there will more than likely be no water in it. Will
turning the knob to the "OFF" position be sufficient. If i do that
will the pilot light be still lit?

Turning it to "pilot" will leave the pilot light on. "Off will turn
that completely off.

Fill up a bathtub for reserve drinking water.

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Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67
Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, husky Owner:Chinook-L
Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst Owner:Sibernet-L

thanks
Cool thanks. I will turn knob to pilot to prevent water heater from
coming on to heat an empty tank.
Thanks for the tip. I am planning to do just that and also fill my
garbage cans (35 gallons) for water to use in the rest rooms

thanks

"david" writes:

hi
More than likely we are going to lose our water supply due to the
hurricane in the gulf. Thus i would like to stop the water heater from
coming on as there will more than likely be no water in it.

Actually, for what it's worth, there will be water in your water
heater unless:
a) the water supply is shut off
AND
b) you run enough hot water to drain it

HOWEVER
o without water pressure, there's little chance of b)
succeeding.

I'd continue with you plan of turning off the water heater. I'd
probably not even bother with the pilot either--just relight it when
you return. Actually, I might consider turning off the main natural
gas valve into the house in case anything really nutty happened so as
to minimize risk of fire if something knocked a natural gas fixutre
loose.

--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

Flip the breaker for it in your fuse box.

On 22 Sep 2005 10:25:15 -0700, "david" wrote:

hi
More than likely we are going to lose our water supply due to the
hurricane in the gulf. Thus i would like to stop the water heater from
coming on as there will more than likely be no water in it. Will
turning the knob to the "OFF" position be sufficient. If i do that
will the pilot light be still lit?



Please advice

thanks

writes:
Flip the breaker for it in your fuse box.

Once you find the breaker for a water heater that has a pilot light,
let us know!

--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

(Todd H.) wrote in :

writes:
Flip the breaker for it in your fuse box.

Once you find the breaker for a water heater that has a pilot
light, let us know!

That would be the valve on the gas line, right?

Seriously, if you're expecting this sort of problem, would shutting
off the gas at the meter be a reasonable thing to do?

--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |

In article ,
Bert Hyman wrote:

Seriously, if you're expecting this sort of problem, would shutting
off the gas at the meter be a reasonable thing to do?

Yes.

--
Rich Greenberg Marietta, GA, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 770 321 6507
Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67
Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, husky Owner:Chinook-L
Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst Owner:Sibernet-L