January 1, Yuejin Road, Liuzhou City, some residents of a district found that in the district early morning of January 1 to resume normal water supply, the home electric water heater safety valve leakage phenomenon. Some not at home tenants, water heaters, water leakage , But also dipped into the downstairs tenants home.
Electric water heater suddenly leaks
On the afternoon of the 31st of last month, high-rise households in some districts of Liuzhou Yuejin Road stopped water supply due to maintenance of Liuxi Waterworks and pressure water supply in the city, and at about 3 a.m. on the 1st of January, after the pipe repair work was completed, the households in their homes recovered The normal water supply .5 o'clock in the morning on the same day, Yuejin Road, a district high-level Ms. Zhang, heard the bathroom came a larger dripping sound. Zhang got bed, installed in the bathroom electric water heater, thermostatic pressure relief valve at non-stop To take water to the outside.Family took the relevant disposal measures, let the pressure relief valve no longer leaking.
That night, Zhang found that the ceiling of the kitchen and dining room in the house was filled with drops of water constantly. Did not the household water leakage upstairs? Hurriedly recruited the basin to receive water and informed the district of security.
Security came upstairs tenants home, took a long time the door, no one answered.Security had to first upstairs household water valve closed.Near the neighbor with the help of 11 o'clock that night, the upstairs home owner hurried back The owner opened the door and saw that the water heater was installed on the kitchen wall and the water stored in the water tank was leaking out.The water that leaked down the kitchen floor and flowed into the living room floor and dipped into Ms. Zhang Home, leading to Zhang's ceiling leakage.
Or the water pressure is too high
On the morning of January 2, other households living in a district with Ms. Zhang also reported in the district micro-channel group that water leaks occurred in the electric water heater in the home. Many households speculated that this was because after the water supply was restored that night , Caused by excessive water pressure.
The residential property company is responsible for the secondary pressurized water supply staff introduced in the water plant to resume normal water supply, he will open the secondary pressure equipment, the specific value of the secondary pressure are controlled by the computer, is the manufacturer before If some specific figures are lowered, some high-rise tenants will not be able to use the water properly. On the early morning of January 1, the water supply will resume normal supply. At that time, there may be fewer households using water and a temporary increase in water pressure.
January 2, the reporter called 96332 Veolia Water Liuzhou hotline staff on duty said the water plant to resume water supply, water pressure will slowly recover to a pressure value, the general does not appear sudden pressure water situation.
Shut off the water before the valve can be closed
January 2, the reporter found a to repair the district master Wu master Wu master Wu said that the electric water heater is equipped with a safety valve, or 'relief valve' safety valve or pressure relief valve is the role of When the water pressure is too high, higher than the safety of water pressure water heater normal work, it automatically pressure relief, it is normal. However, the occupants to see this phenomenon, it would be thought that the water heater leaks.
According to reports, if households have known in advance that no water at home, to avoid the resumption of water supply, the water heater leakage phenomenon, the water heater can close the water inlet valve to be restored to the water, the first other home taps open, and then turn on water heater valve.
If the residents do not know where the water heater inlet valve, but also need to go out a few days, you can let the security shut off the water valve in the floor of the total water valve, but also to avoid water pressure is too large, the water heater caused by water leakage.