As part of our regular maintenance schedule, I flushed the water heater this evening. I’m always surprised as to the amount of material flushed out. But I’m certain I don’t get it 100% clean because a small amount of the stuff keeps flushing out. Do some eventually get a very clean flush?
I doubt if you will ever get all the deposits out; the walls of the tank are covered with hardwater deposits. I use a flushing tool to help break up the deposits.
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Larry
Ed, I just flushed ours a few days ago. Didn’t notice much in the way of deposits but we don’t use the water heater much. I do flush it quarterly, which is probably too much.
Ahhh... time again to post my "what happens when you don't flush your water heater" photos.
jor
were those quaga or zebra mussels in the water heater? ;)
If your faucet’s aerators plug up, you now know where the crud comes from. Flush the tank annually or more often if you camp a lot.
Larry
were those quaga or zebra mussels in the water heater?
Now that would be something! The first indication of the problem was lower water pressure. That was caused by those chunks of calcium in the brass valve. Took out the valve and checked it. Not good. Bought a new water heater and cut the old one open for fun. Here's a couple more photos.
jor