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laredo2015
Explorer
Jan 08, 2015

Water is froze does it hurt to leave hot water heater on ?

My water is froze at our park, does it hurt to leave the hot water heater on or should it be off. temperature is still below freezing. Seems if I leave it on at least it won't freeze with water in it ...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jan 08, 2015
Will it hurt to leave the water heater on: NO, so long as there is water in the tank it will not hurt to have it on.

Will it hurt to turn it OFF: YES, if there is water in the tank and you turn it off then it can freeze, splitting the tank and ruining the water heater.

So by all means, LEAVE IT ON.

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