A water heater is a major home purchase and should live to the full life span that it is warrantied for. However, in order for that to happen, your water heater needs certain preventative maintenance performed on it. Flushing your water heater monthly is one of the most necessary maintenance items on a water heater, yet most homeowners aren’t performing this task. Here is a list of reasons you should be flushing your water heater on a monthly basis.

Remove Deposits

Over time, silt, sediment, and scale deposits accumulate, causing a host of issues with your water heater’s performance. Flushing your water heater monthly ensures that these materials don’t build up and cause problems of a larger nature.

Improve Heat Speed

Once foreign material is allowed to accumulate, a build-up of the material or sludge will form on the electrodes. This means that the heating process will slow down due to poor electrode performance.

Reduce Noise

Once scale builds up in your water heater, it starts to solidify. This means the water can no longer easily flow in and out of the tank, and it will greatly increase the chances of your water heater making a huge racket as it operates.

Reduce Energy Costs

Once the build-up has accumulated around electrodes, they are no longer performing as they were intended to. They have to work for longer periods of time, consuming much more energy to do so. This will result in high utility bills because of the increased draw on your power.

Extend The Equipment Life Span

As with any preventative maintenance done on a piece of equipment, it can help you to get the maximum life span out of your water heater. By allowing the build-up of scale and foreign material to accumulate on the electrodes, you’re risking premature electrode failure. In a gas water heater, the build-up can cause the heat to get too high trying to overcompensate and heat the water that it sometimes will cause cracks and leaks in the tank.

Warranty

Many manufacturer warranties stipulate that if the equipment isn’t properly maintained and equipment failure occurs, they aren’t responsible for the failure, and won’t honor your warranty terms., including replacement of defective equipment. By flushing your water heater monthly and following all of the other manufacturer’s guidelines for care, you’re ensuring that your warranty will remain valid through the life cycle of your water heater.

 

For more information, contact Vinny’s Jersey Plumbing, located in Wayne, New Jersey.  We also service other cities in New Jersey, such as Montclair, Verona and Parsippany.