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ToiletPhoneHome t1_j1okbtk wrote

This! If you follow the advice of others here and turn off your well pump and drain your lines (which is good advice) you'll also be draining your water heater. When the power comes back on the the heating element will likely fry (or worse); it needs the water in there to dissipate the heat, they aren't designed to work in air.
Not sure what a gas heater will do if empty, but probably nothing good.

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