Is it better for a gas-fired water heater to be drained and shut off
if it is not going to be used for a period of months, or simply turn
off the gas but leave the water in the tank, or leave the gas and
water on but set at minimum temperature?
Allan
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1983 300D
1966 230
Shut the whole thing down, drain it after shutting off water to it,
then fill half way, and drain that. Final fill, shut off gas and the
breaker to any electronic spark.
When you are ready to fire it back up, drain half the tank, fill and
crank it back up. This will deal with any sediment
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Is it better for a gas-fired water heater to be drained and shut off
if it is not going to be used for a period of months
No risk of freezing, in this case. Just unused.
Allan
On Dec 12, 2007, at 9:24 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Gotta get at least some water out or it'll split if it freezes.
We leave my grandmother's house unheated all winter with the water
heater totally drained.
Her house has a dirt
