Water Heaters

This section covers a wealth of information on water heater care including removing deposits, draining water from the water heater tank, testing heating elements, removing sediment from the tank, caring for an aging water heater, adjusting water temperature, water softeners, and permit requirements for water heater installation. These real questions and real answers may help you explore and address your own water heater issues.

Aging hot water tank may need more than just a tune-up?

Drain bucketful of water occasionally or install softener?

Element could be cause of cold water?

Installation of water heater requires a plumbing permit?

Manage air supply when draining water from heater?

Two-step process effectively removes sediment from tank?

Water heaters come with low temperature?

Years of deposits can be removed from water heater?