We have a 2 story building with multiple suites and some of the suites have water heaters. We need to shut the water down and drain the system to replace a backflow. Can this cause the water heaters to drain?? The shut off between the backflow and the building is old and we are afraid it may...

I have a submersible system. We have replaced the pump(115 submersible pump), pressure tank(20 gallon), and switch (30-50 psi) in the last year. We have replaced the switch several times. It seems to work for a while and then it starts shutting off again. The water will pulsate and then just shut...

I found a lot of discussion regarding the turning down of a hot water tank, and shutting off the water when on vacation. My question is does the length of the vacation matter? Over (let's say 6 weeks), would water in the tank evaporate, and wouldn't the tank try to refill itself? With the water...

I am 5 days late on my rent. I talked to the landlord and told him on the 1st that I have an appointment on the 6th to get help paying it. On the 2nd he gave me an eviction notice. On the 3rd he shut off my cable (which is included on the rent). And today half of my house doesn't have power and the...

I recently purchased a cabin that has well water and a hot water heater that is run off the oil furnace. I shut off the well tank when I left but forgot to shut off the hot water heater. Does anyone know if I can damage the heater by having the main water shut off and leaving the water heater on?