Hot Water Heater Flood Ring

This compression fitting flood stop has a 3 4 inch brass full port water valve.

Hot water heater flood ring.

Water heater and water tank failures can happen at any time often without warning and can cause substantial flooding and property damage if nobody is nearby to detect the leak right away. The valve s will remain closed until the sensors are dried and the reset open button is pressed. You ll have peace of mind knowing that you are protected. If you already used a digital multimeter to test the disconnected thermocouple for around 20mv when holding down the pilot button and a sparked lit pilot your gas pilot aluminum tube may still need disassembly and cleaning sometimes of an inner inline orifice near the flame tip to provide the sufficient heat to the thermocouple tip during normal operation of the water heater.

Use on all 3 4 inch copper pipe applications. The floodring water heater protection system is a 4 high pvc ring that s epoxied to your basement floor in a circle or semicircle around your basement s water heater. Flooding from a water heater. This automatic water valve shuts off water to a water heater and sounds a loud 87 db alarm.

Floodmaster s water heater leak alarm and automatic shut off systems are ideal for minimizing water damage when these failures occur. Ring or will occur soon in your area flash flood is a sudden violent flood the furnace and water heater can be placed on masonry blocks or depth of fast moving flood water produces more force than most people. In their normal position the floodstop valves are open and will allow water to pass through. If you have a perimeter drainage system this ring can be connected to it draining the water directly to your sump pump.

The floodring is the answer for protecting your home from potential floods and leaks from a failing water heater. The full port water valve meets the vermont and california requirements for lead free water valves for drinking water. If you re feeling lukewarm about your current hot water heater or are looking to install one in your new home lowe s has a full selection of electric water heaters gas water heaters tankless water heaters hybrid heat pump water heaters and water heater accessories to help you make one very hot choice. Instant hot water recirculating system located in most cases above the water heater on the cold water inlet to tabs pushed towards the center ring indicate circulator is accidents casualties fire flood freezing environmental factors water pressure spikes or other such acts of god.

Once water touches their sensor the motorized ball valve is tripped and the valves are closed. It s a 4 inch high pvc ring that is sealed to your basement floor around the water tank. When the water heater leaks the floodring contains the flooding and drains the water away. If you need to save more space be sure.