How do you drain sediment? Did you put a second valve down there?
No, come to think of it, that wouldn't help. Unless you turned
off the shutoff to the house. Gravity drain it.

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: "Charlie Bress" wrote:
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: I suspect the dip tube in my water heater has failed. Is it
practical to
: replace the tube? After years in various houses this is the
first time this
: has happened.
: The tank in question is eight years old. Repair or replace? I
don't know the
: make off hand. The tank is in an inconvenient place.
:
: You don't HAVE to have a dip tube at all. I removed mine when
I
: installed the then new heater because I plumbed the cold water
inlet
: into the drain connection. All that the dip tube does is
introduce cold
: watewr at the bottom of the tank.
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