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Old 04-13-2006, 10:06 PM   #1
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I have never been thanked by my water heater. It's too bad, really, because backwashing the hard water build up to keep it running effectively is a pain in the butt.

Uh oh. Should I be doing this?
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Old 04-13-2006, 10:23 PM   #2
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Uh oh. Should I be doing this?
If I understand correctly: Hard water builds up mineral deposits in your water heater. Meaning, rocks. The rocks can break off inside and bang around when the water pours in. Ours was doing just that recently but the apt. guys replaced the heater for us. Too bad they're too cheap to get us a cool (hot?) tankless one.

Apartment repair guy is a tankless job.

Anyway, I'm not sure how much the build-up can affect the efficiency of the heater.
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Old 04-14-2006, 08:27 AM   #3
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Anyway, I'm not sure how much the build-up can affect the efficiency of the heater.
It can make a difference, the build-up is essentially an insulator between the heating element (gas or electric) and the water. The more build-up, the more energy it will take to heat the water, that extra energy is wasted.
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