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My water heater died on a Sunday night in the middle of winter, and the plumber told me something I did not expect
So my water heater finally gave out on a Sunday night back in January, right when it was like 20 degrees outside. I woke up Monday to a cold shower and water pooling on the garage floor, which was a great way to start the week. Called around and the first three plumbers wanted almost 900 bucks just to come out, and one guy said he could not get to me for four days. Finally got a local guy named Marcus off San Mateo who came out that afternoon, and he poked around for a bit and then told me my issue was not really the heater itself, it was the sediment buildup that had been cooking in there for years because I never flushed it once. He said most people in ABQ deal with hard water and the tanks here clog up way faster than folks expect. Cost me 1200 for a new one but he showed me how to flush it myself in about 20 minutes with a garden hose every six months. Anyone else around here dealing with the same hard water stuff eating up your appliances?
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gavin_kelly9124d ago
Did you know that ABQ actually has some of the hardest water in the whole country? I read a thing from the water utility a while back that said ours runs like 10 to 15 grains per gallon, which is way up there. That stuff coats the inside of your tank and makes the flame work harder until the whole thing just cooks itself. My old man used to flush his every year and still got maybe 8 years out of a tank, so your guy Marcus was not kidding around. It is not just water heaters either, it kills coffee makers and dishwashers too, so now I dump a couple gallons of vinegar through mine once a year and it seems to help a lot.
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