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Posted by Tom The Great on January 6, 2007, 9:44 am
On 5 Jan 2007 14:36:59 -0800, samadams_2006@yahoo.ca wrote:
>Hello,
>
>My water heater rusted and leaked and spewed water all over my nice
>floor. It has a "pan" underneath it, but this was not able to contain
>all the water that spewed out. I have a new water heater now, with a
>new pan underneath, but I'm trying to avoid this from happening again.
>I'm wondering if there is some sort of a "sup-pump" that I can use to
>take the water out of the house when the new water heater leaks? I'm
>told that there are moisture alarms, but are they any good? This still
>will not take the water away if the water heater leaks. I'm open to
>the "BEST" solution...something that will avoid this situation in the
>future.
>
>
>Thanks.
imho:
I saw on DIYNetwork, Ed the Plumber. He showed how to install a float
valve in the pan to auto shut off water, and the gas to leaky water
heater.
I believe it's this episode:
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_detp/episode/0,2046,DIY_19138_36851,00.html
Good luck, keep us up to date on what you do.
tom @ www.Consolidated-Loans.info
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