[Shop-talk] more water heater

[Jim Franklin]

On Jan 27, 2010, at 2:28 AM, Randall wrote:

>> Just turn off the heat, open the bottom drain with a hose
>> attached to it,
>
> Maybe I'm just lucky ... I find that a single bucketful a few times  
> a year
> is enough to get clear water out.  So I just use the water heater  
> drain to
> fill the bucket for washing cars.

Plus, it exercises the valve, something that should be done quarterly  
with all shutoffs in the house.

As for the restrictions on DIY water heater, here in MA no one but a  
licenced plumber can touch any part of the domestic water or sewerage  
system. They won't give a permit to a non-licensed.

And the past year or two they extended that to electrical permits, and  
you also can no longer renovate a house for resale if you're not going  
to live in it.

jim