Hello -

I'm new to this group. There is a lot of good advice about flushing
and/or draining hot water heaters and I'm wondering if I need to do
this. It takes a long time (and a lot of wasted water) to get hot
water to the 2nd floor of my home (hot water heater is 2 levels below
in the basement). Would this situation improve if I were to flush
and/or drain the hot water heater? We've lived in this house for 3
years and I've never done it. The house is 28 years old, but the hot
water heater (a gas model) doesn't look nearly that old.

Thanks for any advice....

Mike