Timeline for Do I need to shut off the gas to my water heater, when I shut off the cold water intake to fix a leaking hot water faucet in my basement sink?
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| Dec 26, 2014 at 5:32 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackDIY/status/548350649034080257 | ||
| S Nov 23, 2014 at 17:46 | history | suggested | Dan D. | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Use water heater to refer to the device.
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| Nov 23, 2014 at 10:36 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Nov 8, 2014 at 2:29 | answer | added | Mazura | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 8, 2014 at 2:18 | history | edited | Michael Karas♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
If the water was already hot you would not need a heater.
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| Nov 8, 2014 at 0:30 | comment | added | user20127 | I could be wrong: I believe if you turn off the cold intake to the hot water the vacuum is created and no hot will come out. | |
| Nov 7, 2014 at 21:45 | comment | added | Grant | And if there isn't a shutoff at the sink, now would be a good time to install one for next time. | |
| Nov 7, 2014 at 18:52 | comment | added | Tyler Durden | Usually there is a valve below the sink which allows you to turn off the cold and hot water supplies to the sink separately. | |
| Nov 7, 2014 at 18:29 | review | First posts | |||
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| Nov 7, 2014 at 18:25 | history | asked | wcallaghan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |