How Do You Drain A Water Heater?
Occasionally draining a water heater adds years to its life. A water heater should heat water and supply your house with hot water. While heating water, minerals and other sediments settle at the bottom of the heater. If you live in an area with hard water, the sediment builds up rather quickly and will clog the water heater’s drain valve and damage the heater. That’s why draining and flushing your water heater at least once a year is so necessary. You can call a plumber to drain your water heater, or you can follow these simple instructions and do it yourself. • Shut off the heater’s heating element. If it’s an electric heater, turn off the circuit breaker. If it’s a gas heater, turn the thermostat to the “pilot” setting. • Turn off the water supply to the tank. The shut off valve is probably on a copper pipe that runs in
