My gas water heater is 29 years old, and I do plan on replacing it
before winter because I'm tired of crawling out of bed into a 60
degree bedroom and into a lukewarm shower.

Anyway, for the past few months my hot water pressure has been
noticeably lower than my cold. Could this be due to scale/calcuim/crud
buildup in the hot water heater?

wrote:
My gas water heater is 29 years old, and I do plan on replacing it
before winter because I'm tired of crawling out of bed into a 60
degree bedroom and into a lukewarm shower.

Anyway, for the past few months my hot water pressure has been
noticeably lower than my cold. Could this be due to scale/calcuim/crud
buildup in the hot water heater?


Not in the heater shell, but possibly in a badly
corroded nipple on the inlet/outlet.

29 yrs old?? I would be reluctant to tamper with it at all.
Live with the low flow until replacement...

Jim

On Sep 26, 11:15 am, Speedy Jim wrote:
Not in the heater shell, but possibly in a badly
corroded nipple on the inlet/outlet.

29 yrs old?? I would be reluctant to tamper with it at all.
Live with the low flow until replacement...

Oh no, no plans to tamper with it. New heater first.