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Homeowners should flush/drain their conventional tank water heaters at least once a year. This short video from The Honest Carpenter and Brent Clifford of Eco Plumbers in Hilliard, OH, will show you two easy methods for flushing your water heater!

2 EASY WAYS To Flush/Drain WATER HEATERS! (Pro Plumber Tips For Flushing Your Water Heater GAS/ELEC)

A good, modern water heater can reasonably be expected to last up to 12 years if properly maintained.

But the biggest detriment to water heater lifespan is SEDIMENT BUILDUP.

Drinking water contains minerals, such as CALCIUM, POTASSIUM AND MAGNESIUM. When water sits undisturbed in a tank water heater for hours at a time, these heavier minerals will gradually fall to the bottom of the tank.

Down here, the minerals collect into a hard slurry. This slurry dampens the effecitveness of the heater, and the minerals also eat away at the walls of the tank.

The ANODE ROD in the tank water heater is meant draw some of the minerals, but it can't get them all. So, it's a good idea to flush or drain the water heater tank at least annually!

There are two easy methods for doing this...

POWER FLUSH METHOD: Simply hook a garden hose up to the boiler assembly drain line at the bottom of the tank. Leave the cold water supply on, turn the 360 ball valve on the drain line, and let the hot water in the tank slowly be replaced with cold water form above. The swirling action of the new water in the line will stir up sediment, kicking it out through the spigot at the bottom. Then turn off ball valve, unhook and rain hose, and you're done.

GRAVITY DRAIN METHOD: Shut off the cold water supply, and turn the heating element off (electric), or dial down to pilot, away or vacation mode (gas). Hook up a hose to the valve at the bottom of the unit, and open the valve. (Lead hose somewhere outside or into a functioning drain.) Turn on several hot water taps in the house to allow air into the system. The Unit will slowly drain, flushing out sediment. When it is finished, turn off the lower valve, unhook the hose, turn on the cold water supply. When the tank is full again, turn off upstairs faucets, and switch back on the heating element, or turn the gas dial back up to desired temp.

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The Honest Carpenter