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How to drain/flush immersion heater?

FrinkDink · 2007-03-24 11:42:47

Hello, Just wondering if it is necessary to periodically flush hot water cylinders due to sediment buildup at the bottom, which we have a lot of in our area. How would I go about doing this?

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24-03-2007 12:42pm

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FrinkDink

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Hello,

Just wondering if it is necessary to periodically flush hot water cylinders due to sediment buildup at the bottom, which we have a lot of in our area. How would I go about doing this?

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#2 24-03-2007 1:33pm
tampopo

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The answer is a resounding no. The hot water is fed from the top of the cylinder. any sediment would settle at the bottom. Never flushed the cylinder in me ma's house EVER.

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#3 25-03-2007 4:35pm
FrinkDink

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I dunno, I noticed a while ago that there was awful lot of crud at the bottom of the attic tank, like silt or something... basically accumulated muck. After a while that'll also build up at the bottom of our immersion and could block up the system.

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