s tree is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on."
Who ever said that it did? Not me. I said if he chose to follow the previous posters advice, which was to turn off the main water supply to the house and NOT touch the water heater, then he should make sure to open a hot water faucet.
If it were me, I would never leave a water heater in a mode where it's going to be firing up at all with the water supply turned off.
Reminds me of a recent discussion here about basement floor drains. Houses on slabs usually don't have them. A buddy had all kinds of damage done to laminate wood floors, carpeting and even drywall when a dishwasher supply came loose when he and his wife were at work. Even a basement floor drain won't help a dishwasher in the kitchen. That and the toilet are the ones with flex fittings and attention should be paid that were done well. I had a washer hose pop in the basement but there was no damage done because the water went down the floor drain. Makes me think I'll just shut off the main next time I go on vacation. Put the water heater on pilot or just shut the gas main too.
--Vic
tree is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on."
I misread it - I totally missed the "without" - it was time for an afternoon nap!!!
I was just responding to the percieved safety issue raised.
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