Water Heater Sediment Question

downtheroad wrote:
I use one of these once a year. It seems to 'blast' whatever is in the tank out.

Water Heater Flushing Tool...HERE

Agree. I had a couple old hoses that came off a washing machine. Actually, it was a Y hose with 3 ends. Right where the Y starts, it was molded with a little bend, just like the one Camping world sells, ecept it's rubber. I cut one end off and can attach the other end to a garden hose. I use that. Works great!

The Camping World example has a much smaller hole at the end, causing a tremendous of force which would help break up any sediment, and because the tube is smaller, will drain at the same time you're pumping water through. My rubber hose version fits a little tighter in the water heater hole, so I have to continue to push in and out and let the water escape. But it works very well, and didn't cost anything since I already had the old hose and wasn't using it for anything.

I too use a flushing tool like the one pictured by downtheroad. I have also used a wire coathanger that I straightened out and then bent a little hook on the end. Insaert it through the drain hole and rake out the sediment. Probably using both of these techniques will do the best job.

I use one of these once a year. It seems to 'blast' whatever is in the tank out.

Water Heater Flushing Tool...HERE