Timeline for Can my municipal water line siphon from my house water lines?
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| Feb 18, 2021 at 16:49 | history | edited | MonkeyZeus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 18, 2021 at 15:16 | history | edited | MonkeyZeus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 18, 2021 at 15:15 | comment | added | MonkeyZeus | @FreeMan Comments are second-hand citizens so if it's not in the post body then it's as good as being non-existent sometimes; especially in a 10+ comment thread. | |
| Feb 18, 2021 at 15:02 | comment | added | MonkeyZeus | @FreeMan OP did mention that they unplugged the water heater at some point in the comments. | |
| Feb 18, 2021 at 14:49 | comment | added | MonkeyZeus | @FreeMan Thanks! I've updated my image to an electric water heater and updated my answer slightly to reflect the anatomy. | |
| Feb 18, 2021 at 14:48 | history | edited | MonkeyZeus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 18, 2021 at 14:42 | comment | added | FreeMan | Note that it's reasonably likely that when the water went out, the electricity went with it (OP will know). Therefore, if it's an electric heater, then it's not heating anything. However, it's still a good idea to flip the WH breaker off so that if power is restored before the water, the heater isn't burning itself up running empty. Of course, if it's gas (as shown in the image), the gas is still likely on, so it needs to be set to "vacation", "pilot", or just "off". (Source: my daughter is in TX right now and has been reporting power & H2O outages, either/or and simultaneous.) | |
| Feb 18, 2021 at 14:40 | comment | added | MonkeyZeus | @Ecnerwal 504.1 of codes.iccsafe.org/content/IPC2018/…? I'll admit I never knew this rule... | |
| Feb 18, 2021 at 14:20 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | IPC includes a requirement for a vacuum breaker on water heaters, but it seems to be an "oft-overlooked" part of code. | |
| Feb 17, 2021 at 20:14 | history | edited | MonkeyZeus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 17, 2021 at 20:04 | history | edited | MonkeyZeus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 17, 2021 at 19:58 | history | answered | MonkeyZeus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |