You mean it is frozen, the overflow discharge pipe(about 3/4" in diameter) frozen in basement? 8 r+ o# z X2 n* m6 o* Y/ ]" U' A/ j9 @" A: G- Z
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) . m8 l+ G! o( E2 C8 J' u/ F $ ?3 E9 E! v* v$ y3 y( @Close the main water inlet valve; " I' r9 j! C6 F8 d+ Fopen all faucets in the house including showers to drain all water out in the pipe line;3 u& U, R w1 A' W4 B& x4 I
Close the cold water valve to the water tank if you have one; ; c( f+ L9 @8 O* ~Shut down the hot water tank by closing the temperature switch to off; 4 ?2 A6 R8 m& G; i/ I- {/ |% {Open the drain valve at the bottom to drain all the water out;, p; f0 o4 E/ r: _( L, P
Then remove the expansion valve, go to home or Canadian tire. they all have one. ) A; v6 E1 h" X7 v% j1 b/ h( ^7 U: K6 i( J0 T% p+ f: h$ O& T
Any doubt text me at 780-880-2698 9 r- n- c* W! C$ Y
sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank...., B' k% Y: e" R% b# c e
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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.1 _& T2 {0 t# W5 p
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If there is no crack at the housing connector, just re-do the connection when the furnace is off. # c; l2 [. f) H: m+ a9 M+ n2 l5 h * a+ h% r0 M7 X: sNot a big issue..
hushanhe 发表于 2015-1-10 12:23, J2 Y- G/ G0 e& O$ o6 n
sorry I thought you were talking about a hot water tank....( h) n- O2 a) c7 L9 }
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The humidifier is even simpler. The d ...