gas water heater

Can I empty the gas water heater tank in a temporarily vacant home (listed for sale, very cold weather coming I don’t want pipes to burst while not being used) by opening all faucets, shutting the water off, and leaving it on “pilot” mode? Or do I need to turn to “off” and turn gas off, too. The...

Hi, we are trying to install a gas water heater and everything is going wrong. Yesterday we hooked up the water lines and today we realized that we needed to add in an expansion tank. The water in valve was shut off, but when we disconnected the line from the heater, pressurized water started...

This gas hot water heater was installed three years ago, but I am concerned about the size of the pipe and 1/2” pex pipe being attached directly to the hot water heater. The tenant has not complained about anything, but I am curious if I should take the preventative-maintenance approach and...

I recently moved into a home with a gas water heater. It's working fine, there are no alarm lights or anything, but I just happened to be near it when it went on and I smelled gas. It was just literally just a second or two and the smell went away. Is this normal? I would have never noticed it...