Maintaining Your Gas Hot Water Heaters For Safety and Money Savings!
Maintaining Your Gas Hot Water Heaters For Safety and Money Savings!
Many people who own gas hot water heaters don't really think to maintain them, but if you don't then you could end up with a broken unit. For the most part, there is not much maintenance to keeping up a hot water heater with a tank, however once a year you should check to make sure yours is working correctly.
It's easy to figure out how to maintain your gas water heaters these days. There are many resources online that will become a tremendous help in this. One thing that many people are using is YouTube. This site has hundreds if not tens of thousands of videos created by both service technicians and other people who have these units, which show you what to do. You can even do a search on your particular model.
Often it's just a matter of disconnecting the units water supply, draining out the unit by hooking up a pump that will suck the water out of your water heater's tank. One way to do this is to use white vinegar which will help remove the corrosion. Bacteria and things of this nature are killed by the vinegar. It's vital that you remove the power. If you forget to do this you could be putting yourself in harms way or you can even damage the unit itself internally. You should always maintain a safety list before getting started. Besides YouTube's site there are many information sites that will give you information on your particular brand of gas hot water heaters, often employing a safety check-list, and how to clean it.
Cleaning out your unit once a year will also make it run more efficiently, but did you know that you could lower your electric/gas bills by lowering your water heater to 120 degrees? You can find a great deal of useful tips online as well, often from the same sites that tell you how to clean and maintain your unit. If you're using an electric model you may also want to consider going to a gas unit to save even more money.
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