Suddenly you begin to observe some ominous signs, like water not hot enough; clothes fresh from the washer looking dingy; dishwasher washed dishes not sparkling. All these symptoms boils down to one thing – water heater is in trouble.
Before you start investigating, turn off the power supply or gas heater’s pilot control; shut off water supply, the cold one; turn on the hot water tap and keep a bucket to drain valve. The most common issues of heaters are, running out of hot water, water looks rusty and smells bad; water heater makes noises and water heater leaking.
Sedimentation is the reason for running out of hot water soon. Sediment collect at the bottom of the heater creating sludge that replaces water. As a result the volume of water gets reduced. Turn off the power, close water input, open the TPR valve, and then flush out the sediment out of the tank with a few gallons of water.
Water looking rusty means corrosion inside the water heater. Check the storage tank, the anode rods. The anode rods are there to attract corrosives to themselves to protect the tank. Determine which one is doing the mischief; repair or replace it.
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