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Postby Dickie Dunn » Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:37 pm

Have you drained the hot water heater recently?
This is a thing?
Based on this thread I think people alternate spending their weekends emptying their hot water tank or sucking out dryer lint.

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Postby blackjack68 » Mon Dec 13, 2021 6:15 pm

Have you drained the hot water heater recently?
This is a thing?
Recommend to do it annually

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Postby blackjack68 » Mon Dec 13, 2021 6:17 pm

Have you drained the hot water heater recently?
This is a thing?
Based on this thread I think people alternate spending their weekends emptying their hot water tank or sucking out dryer lint.
Just did the lint thing this weekend. 😆

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Postby NTP66 » Mon Dec 13, 2021 7:26 pm

Have you drained the hot water heater recently?
This is a thing?
Recommend to do it annually
:thumb: Put pantyhose on the end of the hose so that debris doesn’t fill your sump, if you’re draining it into that.

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Postby meow » Mon Dec 13, 2021 7:28 pm

Have you drained the hot water heater recently?
This is a thing?
Recommend to do it annually
I’m not draining anything into my ass, dude.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Mon Dec 13, 2021 7:39 pm

Have you drained the hot water heater recently?
This is a thing?
Recommend to do it annually
:thumb: Put pantyhose on the end of the hose so that debris doesn’t fill your sump, if you’re draining it into that.
Thank you gentlemen! That tip is a great one thanks. Is potential debris heavy enough to tear through one pair of hose?

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Postby NTP66 » Mon Dec 13, 2021 7:50 pm

Nah, and the water pressure isn’t going to be enough to push it through with force. If you do start doing it, there are a few ways to go about it. This is what I do (also what was recommended to me):

1. Unplug the hot water heater
2. Turn off the gas and cold water inlet
3. Open the kitchen faucet to full hot
4. Connect a hose (with pantyhose) to the water heater and run to the sump
5. Open the drain valve on the water heater
6. Once drained, open the cold water inlet for 5-10 minutes to let it flush out
7. Close the drain valve
8. Plug in the hot water heater
9. Turn the gas back on and let the tank fill completely, leaving the hot water faucet open
10. When water comes out of the faucet, the tank is full

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Postby shafnutz05 » Mon Dec 13, 2021 7:55 pm

:fist:

Thank you sir. Will do.

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Postby MalkinIsMyHomeboy » Mon Dec 13, 2021 8:18 pm

one pair of hose
usually gotta pay extra for that

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Postby willeyeam » Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:08 pm

Gas or water line? No scent but could be shut off


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Postby NTP66 » Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:18 pm

I want to say water based on the threaded fitting, but honestly have no idea.

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Postby Beveridge » Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:24 pm

Light a match and find out.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:29 pm

Don't quote me on this, but I'd say water since natural gas turns to liquid at a very low temp.

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Postby willeyeam » Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:49 pm

this should be easier to figure out. water pipes are now all blue from here on out, cool?

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Postby NTP66 » Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:53 pm

Only if the plumber goes by that. Pex comes in red, blue, and white, and I've seen some installs all using a single color. Lazy.

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Postby Morkle » Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:38 pm

Pretty excited. Getting a hot/cold mini-split for our sunroom, making it an all season room, and I'm moving my office in there. Went from two windows, to surround by windows. Can't freaking wait.

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Postby dodint » Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:44 pm

It's not too late to make it a golf simulator.

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Postby MrKennethTKangaroo » Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:49 pm

ok so while we are still on the topics of sht no one does, should I be doing anything to clean the dishwasher

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Postby robbiestoupe » Tue Dec 21, 2021 3:58 pm

ok so while we are still on the topics of sht no one does, should I be doing anything to clean the dishwasher
If it's one of those new fangled silent ones, you have to clean out the filter every once in a blue moon

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Postby blackjack68 » Tue Dec 21, 2021 4:01 pm

ok so while we are still on the topics of sht no one does, should I be doing anything to clean the dishwasher
No I don’t do this. Probably should have though.

https://cascadeclean.com/en-us/how-to/d ... ishwasher/

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Postby robbiestoupe » Tue Dec 21, 2021 4:04 pm

I do #1 and #5. Except I run mine almost daily

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Postby MrKennethTKangaroo » Tue Dec 21, 2021 4:08 pm

Good stuff. I have a filter, I have looked at it, I have tried to take it out, it didn't come out, and I was too lazy to go to youtube to figure out how to take it out. thank you for doing the heavy work of going to cascadeclean.com

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Postby willeyeam » Tue Dec 21, 2021 4:19 pm

My unofficial rule of thumb is anything under a few hundred bucks I don't bother with preventative maintenance and being that my dishwasher came with the house, it's running maintenance free until it doesn't run.

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Postby blackjack68 » Tue Dec 21, 2021 4:21 pm

My work here is done.

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Dec 21, 2021 4:32 pm

I do #1 and #5. Except I run mine almost daily
Same. Every once in a while I’ll run it on a cleaning cycle with white vinegar and maybe a dishwasher cleaning tab/liquid.

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