CityKid
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Hello all,
I am replacing a washing machine in the basement and am unable to shut off the hot water line. The valve by the WM just will not stop the flow. But there is no other shutoff between here and the hot water tank.
Now I obviously need to shut off the water to cut into the lines (hot and cold) to install new shutoffs and install some extra pipe for a water hammer problem. How do I do this? Shut off the main going into the hot water heater seems like I have to. Would I need to drain the heater to keep the hot water from coming out and down the line to where I need to work?
I am replacing a washing machine in the basement and am unable to shut off the hot water line. The valve by the WM just will not stop the flow. But there is no other shutoff between here and the hot water tank.
Now I obviously need to shut off the water to cut into the lines (hot and cold) to install new shutoffs and install some extra pipe for a water hammer problem. How do I do this? Shut off the main going into the hot water heater seems like I have to. Would I need to drain the heater to keep the hot water from coming out and down the line to where I need to work?