You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement? , l! O$ h. w7 Y. } $ Z9 M s( T$ }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) . _, l# H7 S1 Z1 J! D/ K 4 m7 f' [! ^1 q- B1 H2 _. ~# {, lClose the main water inlet valve; / M0 _6 u1 s4 | G3 jopen all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line; $ `* }: X# R tClose the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one;$ {, }+ y) ~5 D! _% w
Shut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off; & W9 h9 f( p+ MOpen the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out; & i3 J# j7 b& b& `Then remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one.; _$ y6 k8 q: |$ R6 u
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sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....- C( B/ I+ J5 Q3 \
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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.2 O: E }8 J: l j' X5 F
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If there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off. $ }" X2 U$ ?) T% }: d! t* p- w . F+ y8 l, z5 R3 ^, S/ SNot a big issue..
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23 ]. x, Y9 o" x! Xsorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank.... & ]% s* f/ J7 G) V1 ^5 F" l9 R6 N% d3 l- \. y6 V2 m
The humidifier is even simpler. The d ...