Clean The Sediment From Your Hot Water Heater?

Answer 1

Water heaters typically have a hose spigot at the bottom of them. These can be opened and drain the water heater of all the water. The problem is if this isn't done regularly and you are tying to remove hardened sediment it may clog and not drain much of anything. There are ways to aid in the flushing of sediment build up of a water heater, but they are more technically involved and still may not remove the sediment if an annual service has been neglected.

Answer 2

You first turn OFF the power to tank, now remove the anode rod, ( a large bolt head on top of the tank, attached to what may remain of your rod) . Then attach a hose pipe to the bottom fitting, lead it outside or to any drain, turn on the valve by it, turn OFF your inlet valve and open the relief valve (usually on the side with a loose tin handle) so air can enter the H/W tank. Let the whole tank empty -takes about 30 -40 minutes. Next, when empty turn ON the inlet valve and let cold water run through the tank and out the hose, now you will see the sludge coming out. Let this run 5-7 minutes or until water is coming through clean. Now you are done . Let it fill, install new anode while it's filling, then turn on power.

Answer 3

Over time, sediment can build up in your hot water heater, degrading performance and greatly shortening its lifespan. Cleaning out your hot water heater is a fairly easy project.

First, turn off the gas or electricity to your heater, hook a garden hose to the boiler drain and turn the cold water inlet valve on. Turn on a hot water faucet in your home.

After the water drains, turn your cold water inlet valve back on. Keep the hot valves on and run water until it runs without any air before you turn on the electricity or gas.