Comments on: Draining My Hot Water Tank To Save Money

By: admin

admin — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 08:32:38 +0000

Oh, I’d estimate about 1 hour.

But part of that time (1/2 hour) was letting the tank drain, and during that time I went upstairs and did other things.

It probably saved me at least $100…

By: admin

admin — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 07:23:07 +0000

Hmmm, sounds like pretty good advice! I didn’t hear a gurgling sounds, but I’m hardly ever down in my basement.

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By: belk

belk — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:49:46 +0000

…and for electric water heaters it’s very important to replace the ‘Anode’ rod about every 5-7 years.

Otherwise the metal shell of the heater will corrode, leak, and require complete replacement of the water heater.

That Anode is designed to corrode instead of the heater shell — you’ll notice a lot of greyish sediment when you drain the heater… from that disintegrating anode rod.

By: Squirrelers

Squirrelers — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 05:01:42 +0000

Interesting DIY task. I can imagine how that could save some money, since it’s such a dicey task.

Wondering how long it took you to do this, and how much you think it might cost to get done from a service provider?

By: Jin6655321

Jin6655321 — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:34:31 +0000

Thanks for the reminder to get our water heater serviced!

When we were buying our house our home inspector told us to listen to our water heater. If there’s a weird sound (like a rattling, I think) that means there’s a sediment build up and we would have to drain it.

I haven’t listened to our water heater but I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a lot of build up. My shower never seems to get very hot and we run out of hot water pretty quickly. However, for us, it’s probably something best left to a pro.

Sigh… home maintenance is way more intense, and expensive, then I naively thought.

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By: Money Reasons

Money Reasons — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:41:47 +0000

Oh, I’d estimate about 1 hour.

But part of that time (1/2 hour) was letting the tank drain, and during that time I went upstairs and did other things.

By: Sunil from The Extra Money Blog

Sunil from The Extra Money Blog — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:21:46 +0000

how long did it take from start to finish? including prep and clean up?

By: Money Reasons

Money Reasons — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:53:27 +0000

Thanks, and I agree money saved is like money earned, especially when you do a DIY project like this one