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Re: water heater maintenance - Landlord Forum thread 349454

Re: water heater maintenance by Fred on November 29, 2016 @12:27

                              
Water heaters tanks have a 6 year warranty in most cases. Flushing the tank does little to clean out the bottom sediment that can collect. It might clear a small area right in front of the outlet, but that is about it. Short of un hooking all the pipes so you could swish the tank back and forth like cleaning out a bucket. Running 5 gallons or even 40 gallons is just not doing much. Most heater I've run across, last around 10 years on average before the tank starts leaking.
As far as the T&P valve. Other than a visual look to see if it's leaking is all that I would do. If the water temperature is scalding hot then you have a problem.
Most people never drain their water heater. One problem after many years is a build up of sediment in the bottom that can effect the bottom element. Usually this heater is already out of warranty by this point. It can also make removing the old water heater a little harder due to water draining out slowly due to sediment build up. But there are ways around this as well. I just do a visual check myself once a year.
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