A buddy of mine asked this question and since my b-i-l the plumber is traveling this week, I thought I'd ask youse people. His kid is going away over the holidays and wants to turn off the water to the water heater. There is no indication of failure, but he still doesn't entirely trust it. Because it is one where you have to physically relight to pilot using a match or lighter, the kid doesn't want to turn off the pilot. So... any particular reason you shouldn't turn off the water to the heater if you are not also going to turn off the pilot? Thanks.
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13 years ago