fisher Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) Thinking about work tomorrow and if the how water tank will have hot water if the power stays off? Anyone know. It's a 13 year old house with a 5 year old gas water heater from direct energy. Thanks Edited December 22, 2013 by fisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattletrap2 Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Depends on the model. If it is the old conventional type with a standing pilot, then it will still fire. If it is power vented with an ignition system and ventor motor...not so much! In my case, I have the old style, but my water is pumped from a well. I'm out of luck! Also, if I shower in the basement, I would have no waste pump to pump it up to the septic. Screwed again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Shearer Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Rattletrap has it right, if you can't see power wires going to anything, then you will be good to go. Bathroom might be cold though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Depending on how long the power has been out the water may be hot enough now to shower etc.. Do what you need to do in the AM now. Open a hot water tap, is it still hot or warm? If it's not hot it's not heating and will be colder tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Pretend you live in the bush, or in my Mother's case as a kid and my uncle up until he burnt the house down on Glamour Lake around 1985.. boil some water on the stove (or BBQ) and have a sponge bath if you need to bathe that badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisher Posted December 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 It's vented outside so likely I am screwed. May have to shower and shave tonight. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosquito Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) Go down and turn it up... if it comes on you are good, all water heaters are vented otherwise you would be putting CO2 and CO into our house. Direct Energy.... ... they were at my house ONCE... never again, their prices are horrendous and the work they do... I have nothing nice to say and well my neighbour threw them out when they were working on his furnace a couple years ago. Edited December 22, 2013 by mosquito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Pretend you live in the bush, or in my Mother's case as a kid and my uncle up until he burnt the house down on Glamour Lake around 1985.. boil some water on the stove (or BBQ) and have a sponge bath if you need to bathe that badly. Sponge bath..bah..just wiggle your way through the snowbank barebutt..be a man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippin Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Really? I was told by another member to be careful what I say! It has a Powervent therefore it requires hydo! If you had a conventional water heater you would be fine till it ran out! !! Gas is Gas! Anyways tomorrow you will be fine1 Hydro will be back on! flip Edited December 23, 2013 by flippin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancur373 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 My hot water was fine during about 30 hours of power outage. She's an old girl. 1989 gas fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 our hot water worked (gas fired) through our 47 hours without power. we resorted to a few late night hot showers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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