Tom JZ
New Member
Hello - thanks for reading. We are getting a new water heater on Monday. We have an old AO Smith FSG 40 242 gas 40-gallon model that has a small leak (a puddle appears if we're not drawing hot water, and dries up when we do draw hot water). A technician who came out today said there's no way to know if the tank might go, and that it might be smart to shut off the water and gas as a precaution.
My question is: if we turn off the water to the tank tonight, can we leave the gas on pilot so that -- if everything looks the same tomorrow -- we can turn the water and the whole tank back on (just to have hot water for a few hours)? Or is there any risk if we shut off the water -- and the tank bursts and empties overnight -- from having left the gas on pilot? Thanks again.
My question is: if we turn off the water to the tank tonight, can we leave the gas on pilot so that -- if everything looks the same tomorrow -- we can turn the water and the whole tank back on (just to have hot water for a few hours)? Or is there any risk if we shut off the water -- and the tank bursts and empties overnight -- from having left the gas on pilot? Thanks again.