Winterizing tip.
Just a quick tip for a few new folks out there to help with winterizing. When you are draining your water heater, after removing the drain plug, or opening drains, raise the lever on the safety valve...
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Johno02 wrote:
Just a quick tip for a few new folks out there to help with winterizing. When you are draining your water heater, after removing the drain plug, or opening drains, raise the lever on the safety valve on the water heater tank. This lets air into the tank much quicker, and lets the water drain out a lot faster. After it all drains, be sure to return the valve to its closed or normal position.
2oldman wrote:
That trick also works well when filling the tank.
I use it both ways the more you use it the cleaner it stays!!
It is direct air into the tank when draining. When filling it is open until water cones out, flushing crud out of the valve.
