kyrsyan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Okay, at the moment my hot water heater is actually easily accessible. So I have a few questions for anyone that works with them.
Background, 50 gallon electric, about 5 years old. Not giving me any problems and don't want it to give me any problems.
Oops, may be older than I thought but I didn't think it had been that long ago. GE Model # 40M06AAG Manufactured 8/2011.
My thought was to permanently attach a short hose so that I could drain it whenever. There is a short hose, and a wall hole available. This would allow me to easily do a yearly flush. I know to throw the breaker to turn it off. I know not to turn the breaker back on until I am sure the unit is full again. Although, since water to it is not being shut off at any point, that shouldn't be a problem.
1) Why would anyone with a brain risk getting scalded, or having a hose melt, by doing this before waiting an hour or two for the water to cool? Or running the hot water out at a sink or tub before starting the flush? Is there an urgent need to do the flush while the water is hot?
2) Probably should have been 1, but does doing the flush actually help extend the life of the hot water heater? Seriously. Enough to make it worth the hassle?
3) I saw something about testing the pressure relief. Have to be done? Have to be done while water is hot?
4) How long to flush it? Is there a period of time? Or like a pool, flush until the water appears to be clear?
5) A friend mentioned a hot water heater repair kit. (Her hot water heater is giving her heck right now.) Is such a beast worth buying and having tucked back? This one was purchased because the old one stopped working, and because the old one was tiny. If I can keep this one alive longer, it's worth it.
Please let me know, if you do actually know. Because I only have about a week, maybe only a few days, before the access becomes difficult again. Well, access to the drain. Although I'd love to build a cabinet for the whole thing for safety.
Background, 50 gallon electric, about 5 years old. Not giving me any problems and don't want it to give me any problems.
Oops, may be older than I thought but I didn't think it had been that long ago. GE Model # 40M06AAG Manufactured 8/2011.
My thought was to permanently attach a short hose so that I could drain it whenever. There is a short hose, and a wall hole available. This would allow me to easily do a yearly flush. I know to throw the breaker to turn it off. I know not to turn the breaker back on until I am sure the unit is full again. Although, since water to it is not being shut off at any point, that shouldn't be a problem.
1) Why would anyone with a brain risk getting scalded, or having a hose melt, by doing this before waiting an hour or two for the water to cool? Or running the hot water out at a sink or tub before starting the flush? Is there an urgent need to do the flush while the water is hot?
2) Probably should have been 1, but does doing the flush actually help extend the life of the hot water heater? Seriously. Enough to make it worth the hassle?
3) I saw something about testing the pressure relief. Have to be done? Have to be done while water is hot?
4) How long to flush it? Is there a period of time? Or like a pool, flush until the water appears to be clear?
5) A friend mentioned a hot water heater repair kit. (Her hot water heater is giving her heck right now.) Is such a beast worth buying and having tucked back? This one was purchased because the old one stopped working, and because the old one was tiny. If I can keep this one alive longer, it's worth it.
Please let me know, if you do actually know. Because I only have about a week, maybe only a few days, before the access becomes difficult again. Well, access to the drain. Although I'd love to build a cabinet for the whole thing for safety.
