Hot water heater question
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:44 pm
Hello,
I did a search and did not see this topic. As part of seasonal maintenance I decided to drain the hot water heater. Just somewhere sometime I had heard that this makes it last longer.
Okay-this is a 40 gallon Satellite sealed gas hot water heater.
Procedure: I shut off the water at the hot water heater. I hooked up the hose to the bib and snaked this outside. Before starting the setting was moved to pilot and as low a temp as possible.
Next, opened the faucet in the kitchen until the water stopped. Not long at all and that is my confusion. Where is all the water? Some water did go outside via the hose-opened after the faucet, but not gobs of gallons like expected.
So-how much water should come out? And-is it necessary to do this at all? Does it help?
Thanks,
Annie
I did a search and did not see this topic. As part of seasonal maintenance I decided to drain the hot water heater. Just somewhere sometime I had heard that this makes it last longer.
Okay-this is a 40 gallon Satellite sealed gas hot water heater.
Procedure: I shut off the water at the hot water heater. I hooked up the hose to the bib and snaked this outside. Before starting the setting was moved to pilot and as low a temp as possible.
Next, opened the faucet in the kitchen until the water stopped. Not long at all and that is my confusion. Where is all the water? Some water did go outside via the hose-opened after the faucet, but not gobs of gallons like expected.
So-how much water should come out? And-is it necessary to do this at all? Does it help?
Thanks,
Annie