travist2 wrote:
I've been told that two of my faucets were clogged with sediment from
a decaying part in the waterheater and that I should replace the
waterheater (bought seven years ago) before the pipes get clogged. Is
this a common problem with waterheaters?

Travis
Sounds more like a problem with waterheater
sellers! How about opening the drain valve (put
a hose on it first) and seeing what kind of gunk
comes out. NO water or very low flow means there
is probably a lot of gunk on the bottom of the
tank, hard to clean out, will probably end up
burning out the lower element, do what you want.
Gunk with some flow, means try to get it out by
running until clear, if flow remains low, same as
above. No gunk with good flow, probably not
causing the faucets to be clogged, forget it.