Luckily, draining a water heater is a job you can complete, in many instances, just once a year. As mundane as it might seem to set aside time to drain the water heater, the good news is that, ...

Key Points Draining and flushing the water heater yearly or every six months is a necessary part of the appliance’s maintenance.Failure to drain the tank can lead to a buildup of sediment, a lack of ...

For most homeowners, a water heater is both critically important and a bit of a mystery. If all goes well, it remains sealed so that we don't know what's going on in there. Water presumably goes in ...

John Murphy returned from work to his Mokena home last winter to find something of a mystery. The fogged-up windows and tropical humidity puzzled him, but it wasn’t until he heard a gushing sound that ...

This thing happens in the DIY blog-o-sphere. A plumbing expert gets up on YouTube and gives a tutorial of how to clean out the sediment from your water heater. You've read a bunch of articles online, ...

We bought a new townhouse a few years ago and we are trying to do all the right things to maintain it. This is our first home and we are new at some tasks that have to be done. Friends at work say the ...

: I read your column on draining a water heater and it worked great. However, as I went to turn off the plastic drain faucet, it continued to drip. Is there a washer or something I can replace, or ...

Each year, thousands of Arizona residents email or call Rosie Romero’s radio show with questions about everything from preventing fires in their chimneys to getting rid of tree roots invading their ...

Relegated to a closet or a basement corner, a water heater lives a secluded life of quiet service, and its warning signs often go unheeded. For example, when enough sediment collects on the bottom of ...

QDEAR BARRY: My vacation home sits vacant for several months at a time. When I return, the water always has a strong sulfur smell, like rotten eggs. What could be causing this problem? Is it unsafe?