CL (dnoyeB) Gilbert wrote:

Jeff Wisnia wrote:

CL (dnoyeB) Gilbert wrote:


Otherwise you can try this.

Turn off the water to the heater. Drain the heater. Refill the
heater. Repeat a few times. And from here on at least once or twice
per year (even with a brand new heater).


And before you do that (in case you didn't know this already), if it's
an electric water heater, TURN OFF the electric power to the heater or
you'll burn out an element or melt a plastic dip tube.

This guy Gilbert shouldn't have asumed you knew that allready.

Jeff


Perhaps Gilbert didn't know that himself?



Well, most of us learn from experience. But personally I prefer that it
be other peoples' experiences. G

And in case the OP is truly a neophyte with this sort of stuff it can't
hurt to tell him to open a hot water faucet after he shuts off the
supply to the heater so air can get into the tank and make the draining
MUCH easier. We don't have to tell him to close the faucet afterwards;
That he'll figure out on his own.

Jeff

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