Turn Hot Water Heater Off When Leaving

RE: Turn Hot Water Heater Off When Leaving Post by tchase65 (1) | (05/13/2007) Contact I would think you would not want to follow this tip IF you have a gas water heater. A few weeks ago my hubby was doing some renovation work in the laundry room and unplugged our gas water heater. A while later I told him I could smell gas in the house. He has a terrible sense of smell and kept insisting it must be coming from outside or perhaps it was some cleaner bottle that had broken when he was moving things around. We both went out for the day, and when we got home noticed we had no hot water. It was then he remembered having unplugged the water heater. This was 8 hours later! The gas smell was quite strong ny then, so we had to open all the windows and clear the air. Thankfully we had gone out and nothing worse happened.... RE: Turn Hot Water Heater Off When Leaving Post By Guest (Guest Post) (05/09/2007) We have a Gas water heater and turn it down to pilot when we are gone. When we return we turn it back to on, this is easier and we don't have to worry about restarting the pilot lite. We also shut the water off at the main shut-off to prevent water damage if we should have a water pipe break while we are away. RE: Turn Hot Water Heater Off When Leaving Post By margaret Tx (Guest Post) (05/08/2007) Wouldn't it be just as easy to turn down the thermostat as I don't think it's a good idea to keep turning it off and on. I have a gas one and when I am out all day, I will lower it that way. It's still keeping the water warm but not kicking on so much. I am a widower and on a fixed income and with the price of gas affecting everything, I have to cut a lot of corners but do it safely.