How Do You Clean The Water Heater Tank?
Routine maintenance for most storage water heaters: • Flush a quart of water from the storage tank every three months • Check the temperature and pressure valve every six months • Inspect the anode rod every three to four years. Unless you want to end up dropping an unexpected load of cash off at Lowe’s or Home Depot on a new Rheem or Ruud water heater prematurely, you’ll want to perform routine maintenance. This article discusses the first of these three, flushing a quart of water from the storage tank every three months. Now, certainly, draining off more water more often cannot hurt so, I actually use this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone; I also wash my car. Periodically performing this simple maintenance task will help to prolong the life of your water heater. It removes sedimentary deposits from the bottom of the tank which can cause corrosion and lead to a high pressure leak. You may notice relevant advertizing links on the sides of this article as well as google ads
