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Old 05-11-2020, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike193534 View Post
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.
I have not heard of this type of system, but, if my water heater was leaking, I would want it to shut off the main water valve to the house.