Step 4: Attach a hot water rated garden hose to the drain valve located near the bottom of the water tank. Run the hose into a floor drain, sump pump pit or out into the yard. Remember, the water ...

In the decade I spent outside the United States, none of the homes I lived in had hot water instantly available 24 hours a day. The hot water storage tanks were ... touching the bottom of the ...

If water is leaking from the bottom of your hot water tank, check the drain valve first. It’s located on the bottom of the appliance and looks like a spigot you’d hook your hose up to outside.