11-21-2010, 08:41 PM
The shutoff valve started leaking slowly overnight (I had a paper towel there, found it wet this morning, no water under the counter). I am going to try to open and close it again, maybe tighten the nut a bit, to see if I can stop the leak. If I cannot stop the leak and I have to replace it, how do I proceed?
This is the hot water line, and the electric hot water tank is upstairs. I assume if I shut off the cold water valve coming into the heater tank, that water will stay in the tank. There is no valve on the exit (hot) water line. It's a 40 gallon tank BTW.
But there will still be plenty of water in the pipes. I can open the faucet and let most of the water out, but there will still be some water in the pipes. When I open the shut off valve, this water is going to come out, and it's gonna be verydifficult impossible to clean under the counter.
I wonder if I can hook up a compressed air line to the shut off valve and open the faucet in the bathroom and blow out all the water from the pipes? would that work, or that's a no-no?
or how else to make sure the pipe is empty before I remove the valve?
This is the hot water line, and the electric hot water tank is upstairs. I assume if I shut off the cold water valve coming into the heater tank, that water will stay in the tank. There is no valve on the exit (hot) water line. It's a 40 gallon tank BTW.
But there will still be plenty of water in the pipes. I can open the faucet and let most of the water out, but there will still be some water in the pipes. When I open the shut off valve, this water is going to come out, and it's gonna be very
I wonder if I can hook up a compressed air line to the shut off valve and open the faucet in the bathroom and blow out all the water from the pipes? would that work, or that's a no-no?
or how else to make sure the pipe is empty before I remove the valve?