Originally Posted By: GSCJR
Are there any risks associated with flushing an 8 year old tank?
Or should I just leave it alone at this point. I thought water heaters were "maintenance free" until I started reading this thread.
Thanks in advance.
BTW...Hope I'm not hijacking here.
Most come with a small spigot for this. The problem, is that the cheap plastic ones may not seat when finished, leaving you with a perfectly good, perfectly leaky water heater.
I cooled mine down and flushed it earlier this year and got a good amount of sediment out, even though the it came out completely clear. I had a cap ready to install, just in case it leaked. It didn't and hasn't leaked since.