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Old 01-14-2020, 07:09 AM
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Default Water Heater Question

I know this is probably a 1st world problem.. But I'm getting tired of having surprise cold showers in the morning.

Does anyone have a solution for preventing the intake for the water heater freezing off? I've removed the screen on the intake for the winter, and that seems to have reduced the amount of times it freezes off, but it still happens on occasion, and I don't really like 5am cold showers at -30C.. lol.

Basically I was thinking heat tape on a timer/thermostat, or even a smart plug hooked to the tape that I could link to the ext. temp.. Maybe insulate it. The pipe/elbow maybe sticks out 10".

I've talked to our plumber and he says, nothing you can do, just clear it when it happens. But this seems like a real simple problem to solve.
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