Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    Joethe fixer's Avatar
    Joethe fixer Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    May 28, 2012, 07:59 AM
    Shut off gas to water heater if gone for 3 months
    Live in Florida. Going northfor 3 months. Am going to shut off main water to home. Should I turn off the gas to the gas water heater also?
    speedball1's Avatar
    speedball1 Posts: 29,301, Reputation: 1939
    Eternal Plumber
    		  
    #2

    May 28, 2012, 08:11 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Joethe fixer View Post
    Live in Florida. Going northfor 3 months. Am going to shut off main water to home. Should I turn off the gas to the gas water heater also?
    Yes! Shutting off the utilities when going on vacation is the cheapest insurance you'll ever get. Have a great vacation up North wile the rest of us Florida residents stay down here and swelter. Tom
    massplumber2008's Avatar
    massplumber2008 Posts: 12,832, Reputation: 1212
    Senior Plumbing Expert
    		  
    #3

    May 28, 2012, 11:29 AM
    As Tom said, shutting the water off is a great idea, but in terms of your water heater I would probably just turn the gas valve/thermostat down to the VACATION or PILOT LIGHTING setting and leave things that way. Be sure to note the original temperature setting on the gas valve/thermostat.

    In this manner, when you come home you simply turn the water main back on, purge air through the lines until you get a good clear stream of water from all the fixtures and then just turn the gas valve/thermostat back up to the original setting and there will be no need to light the pilot or mess with the thermocouple if it fails, right?

    Any questions just let us know, OK?

    Mark
    Attached Images
     
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

My heil gas heater furnace won't shut off [ 2 Answers ]

My heil natural gas heater furnace won't shut off. It just keeps running and heating. Installed a new thermostat with no success. Prior to this happening I just had my hardwood floors resurfaced and sealed with polyurethane. Did that get into the system and gum up some mechanical release? I...

Repair the combustion air shut off on rheem gas water heater [ 0 Answers ]

Rheem Model #22u30-30F The pilot will light but when it is turned to on, the burner flame will weaken & go out. This unit has a combustion air cutoff. Can it be reset? Thanks

Rheem water heater is leaking water from bottom of tank. I need to shut the water of [ 4 Answers ]

How do I shut off the water to my Rheem water heater. It is leaking

Rheem water heater is leaking water from bottom of tank. I need to shut the water of [ 2 Answers ]

How do I shut off the water to my Rheem hot water tank. 40 gallon model # 21IR40DV

Buderus gas water heater - low water light on & stopped working after 3 months [ 1 Answers ]

Hello! We had a Buderus gas water heater installed in October 2008 (for both hot water and heating). It worked fine until a few weeks ago, when it stopped working suddenly, and the sensor showed that there wasn't enough water (low water light was on); after a couple of hours (or less), it...

View more questions Search