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re: preventing freezing pipes

Posted on 12/19/22 at 9:09 am to
Posted by ItzMe1972
Member since Dec 2013
10473 posts
Posted on 12/19/22 at 9:09 am to
You should turn off water heaters if they are empty.

One electric ones, refill water before powering back on. Otherwise, the cold water will contact the hot elements and they will typically crack and fail.
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
17130 posts
Posted on 12/20/22 at 2:10 pm to
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Otherwise, the cold water will contact the hot elements and they will typically crack and fail.



Dry firing an electric water heater will cause the elements to fail outright.
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