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Old 05-11-2020, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by JoelJohnson View Post
The idea of a device that shuts the water off to the house if it detects a leak is a good one. However, one side effect is the elements of the water heater may burn out.
Their is a system that is both an alarm and can be plumbed to the cold water intake so when the alarm senses water, ( where you put sensor, normally under tank) the water to tank only is shut off. This means only allowing water that is in tank 50-100 gallons to leak out.