How Do You Get Emergency Drinking Water From A Water Heater?
• Turn off the electricity or gas to the water heater. You will be draining the clean drinking water from it. If there is power to the tank while it’s empty, damage to it will be certain. Turn off the circuit breaker for electric types or close the gas valve for natural gas and propane types. Most electric water heaters in residential applications are 208 / 240 volts, and supplied by a double-pole circuit breaker or two fuses rated at 30 amps. This gas valve has the thermostatic control knob facing forward and the “Off – Pilot – On” gas supply knob is located on the top, between the red interlock button the black “push-button” ignitor. Simply rotate the top knob from the “On” to the “Off” position, to stop the flow of gas to the burner. A double-pole 30 amp circuit breaker in the “On” position, about to be turned off. Once off, there is no danger of damaging the heating elements. • A ball valve in the “On” position. Unlike a traditional “gate valve’s” handle (that needs to be turned co
