How To Flush A Hot Water Heater To Remove Sediment

Check out how easy it is to flush a hot water heater! This is important annual maintenance that will extend the life of your water heater, and help make sure you always have hot water when you need it. The process is very easy, and I show you every step of the way exactly what you need to do and how to do it.

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Is your drain clogged and too small to get the chunks out? youtu.be/OBPJYg0o_o0
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During an annual flushing is also a great time to check your anode rod: youtu.be/OIMz1rwx_jc

0:00 Introduction
0:54 Turn off The Heat
1:50 Turn Off Cold Water Supply
2:10 Connect Drain Hose
2:30 Allow Air Into The System
2:57 Open Drain Valve
4:18 Inspect Draining Water
5:05 Flush In Bursts
6:25 Inspect Water Again
7:00 Completely Fill And Drain Once More
8:45 Final Fill
10:00 Final Steps
10:32 Conclusion

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A kind viewer used screenshots of this video and wrote up a set of written instructions to print out and keep by his water heater. He offered to let me share them with everyone, so if you prefer written instructions, here's a link to his guide: amplifydiy.com/shared/WaterHeaterFlushWrittenIn…

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