In a near repeat of what occurred last October the water heater in the laundry room is dripping from the drain valve on the bottom. It started while we were away last week and when we got home the floor and throw rug was partially wet.
Yesterday I drained the water heater and unscrewed the plastic “valve” hoping a simple o-ring would fix it. Nope. It was some sort of molded in seal that was not broken, but it did seem worn. With no plumbing supply places open on Sunday I put it all back together and left a bucket under the drain. This morning it was still dripping, but at a greatly reduced rate.
Stopped at a place on the way home and asked for a new drain valve and the fellow handed me a plain old hose connection type valve. He said just use this. So, wouldn’t you know it, when I got home, just like in November of last year, it had stopped leaking on it’s own. FM.
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