Disclaimer: I am not a plumber
A 1-way valve on the sewer line makes sense to me -- if it works. If you buy one, plan on maintenance.
Just leaving the sewer line plugged does not protect you against a water leak in the lines or the water heater. Water heaters in particular can spew vast amounts of water in no time flat. I've seen what amount to a mitigation: when a pool of water is detected in the pan that the tank sits in, the inlet valve closes. This limits the flood to the tank volume+pipes, and I think the leak rate is slowed by negative pressure
A 1-way valve on the sewer line makes sense to me -- if it works. If you buy one, plan on maintenance.
Just leaving the sewer line plugged does not protect you against a water leak in the lines or the water heater. Water heaters in particular can spew vast amounts of water in no time flat. I've seen what amount to a mitigation: when a pool of water is detected in the pan that the tank sits in, the inlet valve closes. This limits the flood to the tank volume+pipes, and I think the leak rate is slowed by negative pressure
Statistics: Posted by EricGold — Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:52 am — Replies 6 — Views 780