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DIY Water Heater Yearly Maintenance

Check us out on our Drain Channel -    / @drainpros   In this video I will show you the yearly maintenance to do on your Hot water heater that will lengthen the life of your tank, while also keep the efficiency running at full capacity. This 8 minute fix is often forgotten by most home owners and turns there heater into a emergency no hot water problem for the future, Complete this simple task yourself to save the hassle and the headaches! Leave me a comment below of how you make out with this simple diy plumbing fix! Tools Required: Laundry or Garden Hose Towel Bucket Channel Lock Pliers Flat Head Screw Driver Step by Step Guide Step 1. Turn off cold water supply shut off to water heater. The cold water shut off should be on the right side of the exhaust vent looking at it from the front of the heater. Usually this valve will be a ball handle style that is a quarter turn, but on older house maybe be a gate valve that needs to be cranked down until the gate has closed. Step 2. Turn gas control down to vacation mode or low setting. Maintenance works better if no water is being run in the house while cleaning is being completed. If you are draining your full water heater make sure to turn the gas control completely off, This method will required you to relight water heater after draining has been completed. Step 3. Hook laundry hose up to drain port at bottom of water heater. Drain valve material will vary from company to company, some valves are metal while others are plastic and some valves will be quarter turn while other valves need to be spun around several times to open. Step 4. Insert hose from valve into bucket and 1/4 turn drain valve at water heater. Water will start slowly draining into bucket. Step 5. Install bucket under T&P valve to catch all residual water, Open T&P valve on side of water heater by pulling tab up. Tab will spin around 360 degrees but should be opened line a aluminum can top. Air will break vaccum inside of water heater and water volume going through hose and into bucket will pick up. Step 6. Fill two buckets of water from drain hose to flush out all mineral build up in bottom of water heater. Step 7. Shut T&P valve on side of water heater, and close drain port valve at bottom of water heater with a screwdriver 1/4 turn. Water heater should now have all valves closed in preparation of water supply being turned back on. Step 8. Remove laundry or garden hose from drain valve at bottom of heater. Hose will have some residual water, so be careful to dump into bucket. Step 9. Turn water supply on cold water pipe at top of water heater back on, this will be the same valve you used to turn the water supply off to the heater. Only turn the valve to 1/4 speed to allow the water system to fill back up under controlled speed. After water supply fill completely, you are now safe to open valve to full volume capacity. Step 10. Turn hot water on to the highest hot water fixture in house, usually this will be a lavatory faucet or a shower faucet on the 2nd floor. if the house is only one story you can use the kitchen sink. Run water to allow all air to escape from water lines, Water should have a consistent steady stream after all air is out of heater. Step 11. After all air has been let out of water heater the finally step is to turn water heater back on from pilot mode to the hot setting on the water heater. The water heater should burner should fire on within 5 seconds of turning the gas control dial pass the hot mark, if the heater doesn't fire follow all instructions on the side of the heater sticker.