Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Turn off the water to the entire house!
We're currently living the nightmare of a water heater rupture while we were out of town for 10 days.
We don't know how long the leak was occurring before water running down the driveway was spotted by my eagle-eye neighbor, but half the house was seriously damaged -- base cabinets in the master bath and laundry room were trashed. Custom closet cabinets are also damaged beyond repair. 2 feet of drywall in all flooded rooms had to be removed and the drying-out process is taking about 2 weeks. The house is uninhabitable. I think we are looking at damages beyond 40 grand. And all could have been avoided had I turned off the whole house water valve. This is a 10-year-old house and the water heater is the original. Forensics on the dead water heater showed two possible contributing factors to the failure: The drip pan drain line was not installed properly and there was evidence of poor grounding of the electrical wiring at the water heater itself. My advice to everyone is: Shut the water off to the entire house when going out of town for extended periods of time. Do the preventative maintenance suggested by the water heater manufacturer, (see the manual that came with the heater). |
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Shut the gas off that supplies the water heater. You can also unplug the blower on top of water heater.
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The question was “should I relieve the pressure” AFTER shutting the water off. Judging by the responses, it’s a toss up ….. I have done it both ways and was curious as to what others choose to do. If you wish , you can provide an answer to the question rather than providing a snarky, useless response….. Last edited by jarodrig; 11-24-2023 at 10:01 AM. |
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I had to give him access to the garage to turn the water on so that he could finish his job and he turned it back off upon leaving. But again, good point….. |
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