Water heater craining
Is it really worth the hassle to drain the water heater once a year to
remove sedement? 40gal nat gas. It hasn't been done for at least 2 yrs. |
Water heater craining
Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:51:29 -0700, wrote: Is it really worth the hassle to drain the water heater once a year to remove sedement? 40gal nat gas. It hasn't been done for at least 2 yrs. Yes if it's building up sediment because the buildup chokes off the water around the lower heating element and then the element burns out. Mines done that twice. However, I read that if you run them at a lower temp they don't get nearly as much scale so after the last time I turned the temp down and then have not drained it in a couple years and it's not burned out again (yet). Hmmm, NG heater has element? If your water is hard, yes. |
Water heater craining
On Sep 9, 1:47?am, Tony Hwang wrote:
Ashton Crusher wrote: On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:51:29 -0700, wrote: Is it really worth the hassle to drain the water heater once a year to remove sedement? 40gal nat gas. It hasn't been done for at least 2 yrs. Yes if it's building up sediment because the buildup chokes off the water around the lower heating element and then the element burns out. Mines done that twice. However, I read that if you run them at a lower temp they don't get nearly as much scale so after the last time I turned the temp down and then have not drained it in a couple years and it's not burned out again (yet). Hmmm, NG heater has element? If your water is hard, yes. if you opt to drain be ready for a drain valve leak espically if the tank has a plastic valve. non ball valves often clog so you cant get sediment out. My tank gets drained once at its end of life, on its way to curb. tanks are pretty cheap and not worth the hassles of messing with |
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