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Hot water: drain and flush?

4:47 PM 02/05/2013

 

anon200

Brooklyn, NY

Our building just had a new hot water heater installed, and in the manual that came with the heater, it says the tank should be drained and flushed every 6 months.  To my knowledge, we've never drained and flushed at all before.  How important is it to do this?  And is 6 months too often?
It also says that the anode rod should be inspected annually, and the temperature pressure-relief valve should also be operated annually?  Are these necessary as well?

 

 

Heating and Cooling
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    daveinbedstuy

    Bedford Stuyvesant, NY

    yes to all of those. If you do that it will prolong the life of the heater, but no one ever does, including myself.

    8:21 AM 02/06/2013 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    boni28

    It is so necessary that if you do not do those it might damage or leak your heater after a time. Soooo, You have to do that or be ready to count service charge any time.

    12:00 PM 02/06/2013 | 0 Votes

     

     

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