Doing this Simple Thing Can Save You Thousands of Dollars with Your Water Heater

11/4/2019 (Permalink)

In Only An Hour or Two You Can Save Thousands of Dollars

Water heaters are so important in our home. They provide warm showers, baths and clean our washing. Yet, so many home owners forget to do a simple flushing each year. This simple flushing and cleaning will help avoid the likelihood of a leak or burst, which can potentially cost thousands of dollars in water damage.

It’s Like Earning $1,000+ in a Few Hours

Think of it this way: If you don’t spend that money on fixing the water damage, you’ve ‘made’ that money. So by spending a few hours, doing what we will describe below, you will avoid the likelihood of a water heater leak or burst. Therefore … you’ve avoided spending $1,000+ on fixing it.

The Issue You Will Avoid

Besides leaks and/or bursts in your Williamstown home water heater, avoiding routine maintenance can also create problems such as low hot water supply, loud (and annoying) sounds as a result of overheating, faults in the heating mechanism or even clogged pipes. All these cost you money to fix. All these are avoidable. But how do you perform a flush? We will explain below.

How to Perform a Flush on Your Water Heater

There are two methods to do this:

1. Difficulty = easy: This will cost some money (still a lot cheaper than fixing water damage); use your local plumber. A local plumber has expertise in this and will be able to promptly flush your water heater.
2. Difficulty = Medium. Flushing it yourself. It is important to flush your water heater annually, and this will only take a few hours to do (probably not even that). This will be explained below:

Flushing it Yourself

Before reading this we at SERVPRO of Wood, Ritchie & Pleasants Counties only recommend that you do this if you are familiar with the steps provided. Also be sure to take all safety precautions seriously. If you’re not confident, please use a local plumber. If you’re confident, please keep reading.

1. Turn off all gas and electricity to the heater.
2. Turn off the water valve.
3. Turn on the hot water in a nearby sink to release any pressure.
4. Connect a garden hose to the faucet and release any water to a bucket and remove the water.
5. Now, turn on the cold water and allow for the drainage of the tank. Continue until you have completely flushed the tank and the water is almost clear.

Why This Simple Flushing Will Decrease the Chance of Leaks or Flooding

This simple maintenance yearly will allow for any sedentary water to be removed. This will completely replace all water within the tank, also removing any bacteria build up in the water and allow for the pipes to be completely flushed out. (NOTE: For more detailed flushing and sterilisation we recommend using your local plumber). Furthermore it will reduce the likelihood of overflowing of the tank, which can lead to leaks or even bursts, resulting in flooding and water damage within your home. Water remediation is costly when compared to the other option of simple, yearly maintenance.

If the unfortunate event of a leak or potential water damage occurs, please do not hesitate to give us a call because if left too long, water damage exponentially gets worse over a short period of time. Please read our article regarding water damage steps for further information. While this article is about commercial buildings, the same principles apply with homes.

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The team at SERVPRO of Wood, Ritchie & Pleasants Counties