On Jun 3, 5:01?pm, "Eigenvector" wrote:
"Larry Caldwell" wrote in message

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In article , m44
(Eigenvector) says...
So I go to drain my hot water tank at its one year anniversary and
nothing
comes out of the drain valve - well a little drip here and there maybe.
I
did all the right things I believe, turned off the cold water, opened up
a
hot water tap, hooked a garden hose to the drain valve (cheap plastic
valve
that I wouldn't trust for anything).

So I assume its clogged with rust, I have galvanized pipes for my cold
water
supply and I know they are at or near the point of failure and all the
rust
that comes with that (I have the blue PEX chilling in the office until I
have a chance to start removing the galvanized). So I'm wondering does
rust
form a solid mass eventually or can it be loosened up enough to let the
drain do its thing?

I just took the air compressor and blew air back into the tank when mine
did that. It took some flushing, but I eventually got quite a bit of
sediment out of the tank. About 5 years later I had to replace the
tank, so yours may be on its last legs.

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I hope it's not on its last legs, it's only a year old!- Hide quoted text -

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your rusty water lines are depositing rust in your hot water tank. its
past time to replace all the steel lines. USE PEX, its cheap and easy,
flexible really easy.

one day a galavanized line will break and flood your home, the time to
act is now.