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If it's only in the hot water then you need to clean the sludge out of your tank at least. You may need a new tank. - To clean, close the cold incoming valve, switch off the power to tank, attach a hose on the bottom running outside or to nearby drain,then open the faucet on bottom , open the spring loaded valve on top to help flow. Let it all out, then open the water valve on cold pipe and let that flush out the tank for 5-10 minutes.

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