Accidentally winterized the water heater
While pumping the pink stuff through the plumbing, I realized that we forgot to set the bypass. I know some antifreeze got into the water heater- will it be ok through the winter? I usually remove t...
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The by-pass valves are to keep antifreeze out of the tank so you do not need to flush it out come spring, just the lines.
Water freezing in the bottom of the rounded tank will not crack anything. As it becomes ice and expands it just expands up the roundness of the tank and folds back in. No risk, so there is no need to winterize the tank, just the pipes.
The pink antifreeze is meant to be used in the water system and to be later flushed out with clean water, tank and pipes.
Water freezing in the bottom of the rounded tank will not crack anything. As it becomes ice and expands it just expands up the roundness of the tank and folds back in. No risk, so there is no need to winterize the tank, just the pipes.
The pink antifreeze is meant to be used in the water system and to be later flushed out with clean water, tank and pipes.
