You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement?9 O' a2 b& R5 F) H0 ~
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Anything related to water frozen in basement is a serious issue, it has to have immediate attention.
Few minutes work if just the safety expansion valve leaks ( most probably only the valve) * A8 K4 Q7 B- Z' |; O2 y Q; M7 z- K2 V Y$ E. s$ u1 V+ m' U
Close the main water inlet valve;/ I# v, I2 B# m, ?' x3 r z
open all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line; 8 {9 c/ `' a7 N1 y4 sClose the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one; 7 {: Q3 c- B0 B: T: |# BShut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off;. ~' K4 F3 j2 T1 S% \$ s8 O
Open the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out; 8 V# }8 G7 G4 Y( WThen remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one.' d$ l: ?1 m. G
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sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank.... 4 g/ w9 y2 e i/ L8 z0 b! N7 \7 ?, m% c8 p7 \ W- C
The humidifier is even simpler. The drain hose is supposed to have water go thorough the humidifier filter inside the housing and then goes to drain when furnace is on. # `4 h7 B. H8 @* w4 x. G$ m# O- S& X
If there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off.; J1 K- x7 D I3 Q7 e/ n# A% P5 B
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23 % @& M" b( e. m0 |: [" ?& ?4 Y( }sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank.... 8 n" o( Z9 |* w3 A * }* f) D6 i5 `! w3 b; DThe humidifier is even simpler. The d ...