What's Inside A Water Heater That's Been Sitting For 10 Years? Let's Find Out!
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- In this video, I cut open a water heater that is over 10 years old. What I found was pretty shocking!
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⏰ Chapters:
00:00 The importance of flushing a water heater
00:41 What your water heater SHOULD look like inside
01:56 Cutting open 12 year old water heater
04:40 What happens when you don't flush a water heater
06:00 Difference between new and old water heater
06:35 Why it is important to flush a water heater annually
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At 1:37 "this is what a water heater should look like" when installed. I made mine look like that and now the water just pours out of that gaping rectangular hole in the side. I had to buy a new one. Thanks loads, Roger!
A good portion of the sediment build up is from the deterioration of the anode rod. The type of anode rod your tank has will also affect how much sediment builds up, the tank you cut open looks like a whirlpool which has an aluminum rod from the factory. And the ones whirlpool used are notorious for leaving behind a ton of crap as they break down. The new tank looks like a Bradford white, they use magnesium rods. Aluminum rods tend to last a little longer than magnesium ones, hold up to softened water better, and help if you have problems with odor. but as the aluminum breaks down it turns into that whiteishblueishgreenish looking hard jelly stuff, and leaves ~3x it’s original mass of waste behind. Magnesium rods generate a slightly higher voltage than aluminum rods do and also tend to do a better job of protecting the tank from rust, they leave behind more like a scale. The anode rod is what actually keeps the tank from rusting I’ve seen tanks last 40+ years just from periodically replacing the anode rod as it breaks down and flushing all that buildup out. Whatever you do never remove an anode rod altogether. Thanks for the vids Roger!
Great knowledge! Thanks for sharing that👍🏼
Love the sign on the wall "Education Is Important But Plumbing Is Importanter"
While the bottom of that water heater was... nasty... IT was quite different from the inside of my old water heater when I replaced it, and it was a roughly similar age. We had been having problems with it not heating right, so when I checked the anode and found it GONE (just the Stainless center wire remained), I decided that with the issues, and the anode being gone, it was a ticking time bomb, so I replaced it with a tankless. While I didn't cut it open (kind of wish I did now), stuck a borescope in it to see what was inside. The flue was coated with what I believe was calcium, and the bottom had the same sort of white material of varying sizes, not the sand-like sludge in this tank.
Good video Roger. I was going to ask if a whole house filter system would help with the sediment but I’ll check out your video on the subject 😊.
If that water heater was from Speedway Indiana the bottom sediment would be about eight inches deep
I just had to replace my water heater last year - it just quit heating. I didn't realize how old it was when I bought my house 13 years ago. That water heater was from the late 1970s. The people that installed it must have taken really good care of it, but the guy I bought the house from sure didn't, and he was a contractor. He did a lot of work on this house, but it seems he did it all while he was drunk, and it shows. We're preparing to flush our new heater this spring, for the first time. We're going to do our best to keep this one in tip top shape. I doubt it will last another 50 years (we really don't make anything like we used to) but we're going to do what we can to make it last as long as possible.
That packout stack though :O bet Ferguson loves the giant logo :P.
1:35 "This is what they should look like" I must have been ripped off, mine didn't have a clear window built into it.
Technically flushing the water heater doesn’t “make it more efficient”, but it helps it “maintain its current efficiency rating”. Just food for thought. Great video though. Thanks Roger!
Customers are always so shocked when they see everything that comes out their old water heater that they’ve never had maintenance done on 😂
Water heaters are also considered sediment traps. They are essentially a glorified drum trap. Install them into the system with this in mind, and they can be very helpful, but you gotta flush them
Not if it’s electric 🤣
@@jman0870 especially if it is electric. Are you sure you know what a sediment trap is?
@@brrrayday uh…no? The elements aren’t on the bottom on an electric dude. You need like 10 inches of sediment before you have any issues with recovery rates AND the efficiency of electric is almost 100 because almost 100 percent of the heat goes into the tank, even if they look like shit. Feel free to try again though 🤣🤷♂️
@@jman0870 electric water heaters are literally money traps.
@@jman0870 Even though you're right in that the efficiency issues with sediment that Roger mentioned don't really apply with electric water heaters, that doesn't mean you shouldn't still flush them.
considering now adays a warranty is only good for 3-10 years on average. For not being flushed for 10 years is on par. I replaced my water heater in my house just last month that I put in 10 years ago when I bought my house. Old one formed a crack in it and flooded my house before moving in......... My water heater had some settlement in it but not as bad as that it. I have cut a few open over the years to make yard pits and smokers with. I found that gas water heaters tend to last longer under constant use (IE big families or shared apt heaters)
What is that face shield/goggles/respirator combo? We make our guys wear masks, safety glasses and full face shields when operating a grinder. THEY ALL HATE IT. We have caught a few not following the rules and everyone says, "I can't see properly with all that gear on, and I feel LESS SAFE not having proper visibility" The outcome is always the same, they put the face shield on begrudgingly. If we could get them these darth vader masks, guaranteed no one would have anything to complain about, and the site would be a safer place when everyone is protected properly. Not only do they look "cool" but I bet the visibility on that unit is superb.
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@@RogerWakefield ordered a test unit last night.
Is there any need to flush a viesman vitoden 100 nat gas, with the combi kit for on demand hot water? I had it installed in 2015, its never been flushed. Should it be? Our water here is pretty clean, but it does have a lot of mangenese. It will turn white shower curtains reddish on the bottom after about two years. Im just curious.
I once pulled a water heater that was more than 30 years old to drain it removed the valve completely put a 1/4 copper line 2' long and forced it with air and ramming after the water and the sludge that came out it was about 300 lbs after the new install got a call t couple months later and was told there bill was more than $100 a month lower and they had HOT water after years of worm water
That sediment had to be scraped out, so how would a mere flush get rid of it if it forms an ever-thickening hard layer on the bottom? I'm on hard well water and flushing my tank only ever has nice clear water coming out.
I have three electric water heaters that are 21 years old. I had to replace my fourth water heat after 19 years. Two tanks are on city water and two tanks are on a well. When I flush the city tanks, white sand comes out. When I flush the well tanks black stuff comes out. The black stuff is sulfur from the well water.
I prefer electric water heaters over natural gas water heaters.
The water heater in my parent's house hasn't been touched since the 80s. Wonder whats in there.
A LOT of sediment if I had to guess
@@RogerWakefield 😂 yup. It's structural at this point I bet.
Damn mine is from 2011. Is it time to change it? Maybe I’ll let it go out and have the home warranty company swap it free lol
What about tankless hot water heaters
Over time, a tankless water heater may accumulate mineral build up which can erode the walls inside your tank's heating chamber. To properly maintain and clean your tankless water heater, it's important to flush those mineral deposits at least once a year.
How bout some content on cross connection control?
They'd butcher it. If he's even certified...
Cleanout vid soon???
He has one out there. "how to flush out your water heater the right way." it's about two years old.
I want to send you an Indiana one to do! I’ve seen them with a foot of sediment.
Send it my way!
@@RogerWakefield hmmm. 🤔Wonder how much shipping would be?! Lol. I do apartment maintenace so ones bound to come available here soon.
Where are you located?
@@RogerWakefield Plainfield, Indiana
@@RogerWakefield I have removed water heaters in northern Indiana that weigh 50lbs over the original weight. I have cleaned more than 10 gallons of calcium/magnesium out of a functioning water heater around here with a shop vac through the bottom element on an electric water heater before. Our general hardness is 25gpg in most of Indiana. A water softener is a must lol.
These folks must have had a filter or flushed it from time to time.
Nope! It had never been flushed before
Is it safe to flush one after 15 years? (GE Gas)
If you are on public water I don't see why not.
I bought a house with a 1995 oil fired water heater in it (on a well) and it was so full of sediment I had to backflush air up the drain constantly (every minute or two) because it kept clogging.
I would have loved to cut it open, it was stuffed with sediment.
I replaced it last year with a hybrid electric.
Thank you for this video. Mine is ten years old and has never been flushed. It has been making a banging sound for about two years. Is it safe to drain?
You can always drain it. Problem is how clogged up it is. You may need to go without hot water for at least a day to clean and flush it. But at 10 years old you should go ahead and just buy a new one anyways since then you will have a valid warranty for at least a couple of years.
I would go ahead and replace it, a good rule of thumb is to check your water heater at 8 years to see if it needs to be replaced.
Oh Shhhhhhhh******** t I forgot to flush the water heater. It's probably ten years old..... Dang.
what happens if the technology is ancient or from another country and you don't know how to work it?
I would replace said technology with someone you’re familiar with