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I’ve always connected my hose and started to drain before turning off the water which will force any blockages out using street pressure. You can also just use a Milwaukee transfer pump which will suck the sediment out as well as drain the heater in like 6 minutes.
The Milwaukee M18 pump is awesome for draining water heaters. I feel like that pump with this attachment could flush a water heater FAST. With the impeller design of the M18 pump, it would handle that size debris fine.
As a property manager taking over a legacy account, I had to fix a lot of "deferred" (not ever done) maintence issues. A tenant complained of no hot water, so I checked the 13 year old electric heater, which was working, and asked the tenant if anyone had ever drained the tank. He said not to his knowledge, so I shut off the power and cold inlet, and hooked a 6 ft washer hose to the drain(it was an elevated tank in a mobil home with outdoor access). Upon opening the valve, I saw no flow, so I put the hose to my lips like a bulge and blew into, and dislodged the sediment, which then properly drained out. That was MY sediment buster. And BTW, I was 75 years old, so excessive strength was not a factor. I think the volume of air flow was more important than the pressure.
I liked how you had a water heater cut open to see the inside.
I just picked up a Y from walmart, and used a quick connect coupling for a water hose, the nipple on it fits a air hose rubber nipple tight, then put water hose on the other Y, and just crack the valve and shoot compressed air in it shut valve and repeat, cost like 8$ in parts, compared to like 40$ for that thing.
When I first saw you using that bicycle pump on the water tank, I thought that you must be testing the temperature and pressure relief valve.
I'm going to have to find your video on the water heater settlement that you were talking about about once a year but it sounds like it might need a little more cleaning or a little more thorough cleaning than what we usually do
Thanks for this. You've just solved a couple of problems for me. I've been planning to replace a water heater that's been in place for 52 years. So much sediment that there is no way to drain it, and I cannot move it by myself while it's full. This just might do the trick, and save me a whole lot of toil and sweat. And I have a similar situation with one that's been in place for 27 years. If it works for me, this thing will be worth every penny of the $40 it costs. 👍👍👍
I would LOVE to see the inside of that 52 year old water heater! That is crazy! Is it gas or electric?
@@RogerWakefield It's electric and still working fine. But I suspect its capacity is seriously compromised. You're welcome to come cut it open. Just a short jaunt up to Oregon. 😁
@@DrMaseratiYou can pull the dip tube or the anode rod and use a shop vac or a siphon to remove water from the top if the drain valve is clogged with sediment.
@@mannys9130 Yeah, I could do that if I could get one of those things out without moving it first. Considering how old it is, I doubt either will come out without destroying the water heater. And I'll probably continue to use it for a short time before replacing it.
Believe or not.. I still see a tank in service that has never been touched for > 60 years straight, not leaking and still doing it's job. It's a a Toastmaster that advertised that it had heating elements that could never burn out! To up that. It has been fed nothing but hard well water it whole life! Boy oh boy! A total shame of why they can't build things today like they used to
As an apprentice (former) - I asked the master plumber about a sky valve… now I am applying to be an electrician apprentice or erosion control inspector.
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Was that the same master plumber that had you go out to the work truck and get the pipe stretchers and a roll of fallopian tube?
Just bought one with your link. Will take a month to get here but should be worth it. Thanks!
Hope you enjoy it!
I bought the sediment buster and it worked fine with a bicycle pump. I could hear the huge bubbling on the inside of the tank. It really did work to unclog the drain and get sediment out. Dont be afraid to try a plain old bike pump first.
I did try the bicycle pump after the video and you're right, it does work 👍🏽
Awesome video Roger.
Thanks brother
“Vacation” 😂 Roger has not been in the field for awhile!
Really starting to mislead people.
Unless if I am not understanding your comment, Roger is correct. I have the same water heater, and there is definitely a Vacation Mode selection.
The new ikon valve that’s used on the majority of water heaters doesn’t have a vacation setting. It has a pilot setting which is the same thing. Most people won’t be able to find a vacation mode when they look for it.
😂😂😂... You're funny. He's making benjamins really easy! And you are making only Washingtons killing your ass in the field! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@chandlershelby5025 I see, thank you for the explanation.
I'm worried that if I flush my water heater, leftover sediments might liberate in the next weeks and gunk up my faucets 😢 Is that possible?
The sediment is already in your tank and can be carried to your faucets already. Flushing the tank will help to get rid of most if not all of the sediment and extend the life of your water heater. I do see a potential for a greater amount of sediment in the water if you try to use hot water IMMEDIATELY, but by the time your tank heats back up, everything should have settled back down to how it was before.
If you want to avoid this, just run your bathtub for a few minutes after you flush the heater. This will give any big sediment chunks a larger pipe to find their way out. But you usually don't have to worry about it
@@nickbryant2318Many bath tub faucets pass water through a small temp balancing mixing valve that's pretty complicated and often hard to remove. I'd suggest taking the hose off the washing machine and purging through that for a minute or so rather than flowing through any valves.
Call a plumber
Or forget about ever flushing your tank that 99.99% of people, even professional plumbers never do with thier own tank. Way more problems created than solved like cheap plastic drain valve not resealing same reason to never touch the T&P valve on. If you haven't flushed such tank starting off with year 1 of it's life. Zero point/ benefit of doing so.. Only harm can be caused vs. 0 benefit. Tankless a whole different story. If you don't flush with descaler like vinegar in many years.. Then say goodbye to hot water and your fancy water heater 😅 I believe Roger once said he reccomend to replace anode after 1st year??? Why Roger, why Roger?? Something else that no normal person ever does. If you do and it prolongs the tanks life by not leaking. Then 100% for sure gas valve and temperature control will fail before tank starts leaking. Of your not a handy person that can replace a water heater on your own professionally, then calling a plumber to replace gas valve will cost you about as much to replace the entire tank and get a at least 6 yr warranty on all parts for it + one yr labor guarantee from a decent proffesional
Good deal Roger.....
Can direct vent FVIR rated gas water heater be placed on the floor in a garage?
What's your hourly rate?
You stirred up all the sediment running the water hose in the tank, not near as much would have come out had this been done on a normal tank. But I can see the benefit of using the air pressure when crud clogs the valve, as I have had that happen a few times.
I replace the factory drain with a full port ball valve with a hose adapterthe end. end.
Cool
So, just thinkin here, this could totally be dumb. Would it make sense to close both lines on top of the water heater and pressurize the water heater up to 50 PSI? It would force air in, breaking up that crud, and then the pressure would force water out, forcefully sucking junk out with it. I'm sure they dont want you to do that in the instructions because someone's going to give it 180 PSI and cause problems.
Yeah and I mentioned that when we filmed, but cut it out. I would want that pressure in the tank, like you said, to break all the sediment up. For this video I followed the instructions they gave me
From the time I saw Roger with the bicycle pump I told myself I HAVE to watch this video! So 8 Minutes later here I am! 😂😂
Well I'm glad you stuck around to watch! I appreciate it
@@RogerWakefield Very Welcome Sir! It's Educators like you that make us keep returning to your channel for guidance!
i'm assuming it would work on an electric water heater also right?
Any water heater with a drain 😅
My hot water heater whenever I take a shower, afterwards, sounds like it's getting a lot of air inside, it kind of "gurgles". What does one do about that?
The reason you saw murky water quickly was because you just got through spraying the hose a d stirred up things. Also, how could that air loosen the sediment on the bottom of the tank? Not sure how effective this would be.
So what stops us from having water heater tanks that last a life-time if we can scrub the insiders out and service it.
I mean nothing really😂
1. At install, transition from the water heater's dielectric nipples with a lead-free FIP coupling to a 6" long nipple of lead-free brass, and then to a FIP x Sweat copper fitting with a short stub of copper pipe for the lower half of the standard (non-dielectric union), and then the upper half of the union connects to the rest of the copper water pipe. This only applies if you have copper pipe of course. Reasoning: copper is more noble than steel on the galvanic corrosion series, and therefore it corrodes the steel tank by removing molecules over time. The anode rod is the only thing preventing that from happening at a much more rapid pace. There is still some galvanic action on the steel, but proportionally it's way more focused on the anode rod. Brass is closer to steel in the series and therefore it's less noble than copper. By having that 6-8" of LF brass separating the copper and steel, you reduce the galvanic action considerably, especially at the dielectric nipple joint where they almost always end up leaking eventually because the plastic liner splits inside. In old houses with galvanized steel water pipe sections mixed with copper pipe sections, the proper transition method is a 6" LF brass nipple for this exact same reason. If you don't do this, the galvanized pipe gets pinholes in it and the copper pipe looks like a cave full of stalactites. 2. Use an anode rod alloy that's proper for your local water chemistry. Yes, there are actually different alloys. 3. Flush every 6 months to prevent concretion of sediment. 4. Replace the anode rod every 2 years to maintain that galvanic action protection for the tank. 5. Don't crank the heat up too high because it causes more scale to precipitate out of the water and deposit itself onto the heating elements or bottom of the tank, insulating them and requiring more energy use and localized hotspots from overheating. 6. Try not to let a tank go from hot to stone cold to hot again frequently over its lifespan. Heat cycling causes expansion and contraction which can crack the lining or eventually the metal itself due to fatigue over time. Do all those things, and you've got the best chance possible to give your water heater a pleasantly long life.
@@RogerWakefield What are we waiting for then; if I could open a unit, clean it and swap parts that'd be epic!
Parts on failing like gas valve/ temperature control of when they were engineered to fail 😊
Why not drain under pressure to force out the sediment?
I had the same thought, but you just know someone would give it a billion PSI and explode the tool, or worse. I'm just saying I would do it under pressure, but I see why the manufacturer (and their lawyers) wouldnt want to encourage it.
I think the idea is that the sediment will just be suspended in the tank
Not enough pressure. If you get a chunk of scale stuck over the drain port, standard water pressure usually won't blow it past the bottleneck.
@@kennethmc2601 The same people who would try and air their tires to 100%
Exactly… then someone wouldn’t be getting paid to sell a product that would not be needed almost ever…I have been a plumber for 30 years and cannot remember ever having sediment blocking the outlet maybe slow it down a little but then all it take is a shake of the tank….
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Poindexter over here playing with his science project
Or you could crank the thermostat
Fuking awesome
I hate when I get a flat water heater and have to use the donut.
So now I got to cut my hose , elevate my tank for good flow (cause mine is on the basement floor ) guess also cut my tank in half to dump the rest out . And it’s backed by a plumber tech 😂😂😂
Now compare it to the turbo tank cleaner!!!
I've done a video on the turbo tank cleaner kzhead.info/sun/Zc2kgZqSrJptf3k/bejne.htmlsi=6lvAOf8by11vmWZl
@@RogerWakefield Nice!!!
What's a sediment buster?
That small attachment I put on the drain to the water heater...helps flush it...
The scale/sediment in my tank is so bad i actually have to take the bottom element off now and then to scoop/wet vac it out to keep it from the bottom element. This is what happens when you dont clear it out every year like you're supposed to (didnt know it was that important until the past few years even though the house is 24 years old and the tank was replaced a number of years ago). With that said, i would not call that tool a sediment "BUSTER" as it doesnt Bust anything. This was kind of a click bait video.
Seems like it would be good for draining when replacing... Does it get enough debris out to make it good for being proactive... I don't think so..
This is how the water heater ends up costing the homeowner an extra $500+ per year to maintain it over its lifetime, which may never actually get extended, or its performance substantivly increased over any other traditional method of doing the same thing
seems like its just helping clean it
@@BackForwardPunch call a plumber and ask them how much they would charge to do this service, and then weigh that proportionally against the value of a water heater during it's normal serviceable lifespan
If you had this tool, you probably don't have to call a plumber to flush it...this makes it easy
@RogerWakefield that's the only way it makes economic sense, is for the homeowner to have it
Tbh wouldn’t waste my time with this as a professional. I can see how it would benefit a homeowner or a beginner. Either syphon from top if replacing the WH or hot swap a prefabbed nipple and full port if keeping WH.
Someone will give it 300 psi and blow up pex pipes
See all this left sediment 🤮 Next: Scrubbing Waterheater using a endoscopic camera and tiny shopvac hose
There does exist a contraption that puts something like a drain snake in through the drain port and flops around with a drill busting up the sediment
minimal fix/outcome, I'll pass 🤠
Did you see the tub that it was emptying into? It definitely got a lot of sediment out
@@RogerWakefield for those of us who perform routine maint on household items(in this case the w/h) this serves almost no purpose, for those folks who help pay the van payment for the plumber this would be an ok purchase 🤠
Only $40, this needs not be a professional tool, any homeowner can buy it and maintain their own. Now I gotta go find the drain port on my heater.
Should be near the bottom 🤣
Please stop promoting such useless gimmicks Roger
Did you see how well it worked? It's not useless...