SERVPRO South Nashville : Water Heater Maintenance?

2/10/2021 (Permalink)

Water Heater Maintenance?

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Water heaters often work perfectly for a decade or more without any care which is a big reason why they’re so easy to neglect. This is why taking just a few minutes to maintain your water heater once a year will pay off big for extending the tank’s life span and optimizing its efficiency and safety. Read on to learn more about water heater maintenance best practices so that you don’t need to call on a team to remediate water damage on your property.

How Often Do You Need to Maintain Your Water Heater?

Doing yearly maintenance on your water heater is always best practice. Typically it’s best to perform your maintenance in between the two major seasons (Winter and Summer). This is typically the time when your water heater isn’t working as hard and you can afford to take a little time out of your day to perform the necessary tasks that is needed to adequately maintain your unit.

Water Heater Maintenance Best Practices

Your water heater’s pipes serve the same purpose as insulating any pipe in your home – regulating temperature to prevent freezing or forming condensation in the warmer months. Depending on the pipe, you can use foam insulation or fiberglass pipe wrap. Regardless of the type of insulation used, properly protect your pipes to ensure maximum energy efficiency and maintain pipe health.

As time goes by, our water heaters can collect sediment in the base of the tank. That’s why it’s best to  drain its tank into a bucket and stir up the sediment every year. This can allow fresh air to enter the tank, allowing new water to flow inside. Then drain the water and repeat this process until there’s no longer sediment coming from the tank.

Who Do You Call When Your Water Heater is Leaking?

At a certain point, your water heater will give out due to overuse, age or other factors beyond your control. When this happens, you might notice your water pressure or temperature isn’t working the way it usually does. In these cases, your unit will likely begin leaking. If you catch the leak soon enough and call SERVPRO South Nashville at (615) 331-0200 to remediate the water damage, you’ll fare better in the future.