Water Heater Leaking? How To Turn Off & Drain Water Heater

How to stop your leaking hot water heater while you wait for your plumber. These easy steps will help curb damage to your home. For everything else, call Baker Brothers! Baker Brothers Plumbing has served Dallas-Fort Worth as a licensed plumbing business since 1945.

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[BBPlumbing]

Which hot water line are you referring to?

[BBPlumbing]

Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear it helped you.

[1endallas]

to replace the hot water line, do I need to drain the water heater?

[saturnianspire]

Awesome video. Helped me out a lot.

[SalvadorPVilla]

Thank you Mr. Foster! I'm grateful you made this video!

[visvire]

Consider opening a hot water line prior to opening the water heater valve

[jsharp1701]

If it's electric, you should also shut off the breaker circuit to it. You don't want it heating air as the remaining water leaks out.

[buffstersunshine]

thank you!!

[rgarner1106]

Thanks for your help. You saved the day!

[mazingazinghera]

You made my day! Thank you, was trying to change the hot water tap & couldn't figure out how or where to start from! Cheers Ben