If it takes forever to get warm water flowing through your taps, sediment buildup in your water heater could be the culprit.

Reduced Efficiency: Sediment acts as an insulator, making it harder for the heating element to transfer heat to the water. This results in the water heater using more energy to maintain desired water ...

Generally, if you have a water heater that is approaching the end of its lifespan or you live in an area with hard water ...

Hot water is a luxury and if you want to keep enjoying it you have to take regular care of your water heater. One such maintenance is to flush the water heater in order to prevent excess sediment ...

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Flushing the sediment out of a water heater improves its efficiency and prolongs its life. Left in place, the gunk speeds corrosion. Home-repair pro Norman Becker gets to the bottom of that rumble ...

This thing happens in the DIY blog-o-sphere. A plumbing expert gets up on YouTube and gives a tutorial of how to clean out the sediment from your water heater. You've read a bunch of articles ...

If, after all that, you succeed in getting the heater drained using the hose, you might try to run more water into the tank of the water heater so that you can drain it again and remove more sediment.

Primary causes of water heater leaks are corrosion, sediment, anode rod corrosion, loose drain valves, loose connections, broken pressure valves and high pressure.

The No. 1 cause of water-heater failure is sediment buildup in the tank. Sometimes it makes a sizzling, crackling noise when the heating element fires up as it works harder to heat the water.