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Hi all,
We have a large home that was built in partnership with the local electric utility as an all-electric show home. All of the appliances were top of the line - and almost none of them have required service or replacement (Dad was the builder, and I inherited it a few years ago).
A couple of years ago one of our two water heaters began to leak - I installed a replacement, but then learned that it was just one of the elements that had sprung a leak from corrosion - the actual water heater would have been fine if I had just replaced the elements.
Now the second one is having problems maintaining enough volume/temperature. What advice do you have for me as far as cleaning it out and replacing the elements? I imagine that after all these years there is some crud at the bottom - should I try to get that out since I need to open the element ports anyway?
Any other advice? Thanks.
We have a large home that was built in partnership with the local electric utility as an all-electric show home. All of the appliances were top of the line - and almost none of them have required service or replacement (Dad was the builder, and I inherited it a few years ago).
A couple of years ago one of our two water heaters began to leak - I installed a replacement, but then learned that it was just one of the elements that had sprung a leak from corrosion - the actual water heater would have been fine if I had just replaced the elements.
Now the second one is having problems maintaining enough volume/temperature. What advice do you have for me as far as cleaning it out and replacing the elements? I imagine that after all these years there is some crud at the bottom - should I try to get that out since I need to open the element ports anyway?
Any other advice? Thanks.