Electric Water Heater Drain Valve

If the repair isn t successful you ll have water leaking into your house.

Electric water heater drain valve.

Repeat this process until the water runs clear. For pricing and availability. The drain valve is the one you ll open to flush out the tank. Water heaters have two outlet valves.

Smith water heater isolation valve. Once all water has drained from the tank briefly turn on the cold water supply to the tank. Often this happens after you drain the water heater as part of the regular maintenance of the unit but it can happen anytime. Whirlpool water heater tune up kit.

A drain valve is a convenience feature on a water heater. Should have already been there. Most mid range hot water heaters now come with plastic drain valves which are prone to catastrophic failure after a few uses. Use plenty of teflon tape when you install it.

This valve has the correct length for rheem and rudd heaters and the screwdriver slot for a safer low profile. Like all water valves the drain valve on your water heater can wear out and leak. Again the water will be hot so use caution. If you tried to unscrew the drain valve and the plastic broke in half the remaining stem will be difficult to remove.

Open the drain valve and allow the water to drain from the tank. You can either place a bucket under the drain valve or attach a garden hose to the threaded end of the valve. A temperature and pressure relief valve located near the top of the tank and a drain valve located near the bottom of the unit. In this episode of repair and replace.

Turn off the cold water supply to the water heater. Open a hot water faucet in the house or flip the relief valve open on the water heater. Before you attempt this be sure to unplug the water heater s power cord or shut off the power supply to the unit. While you can repair similar valves such as garden spigots it s not a good idea to attempt a repair on a water heater drain valve.

Twinkle star 3 4 inch ips isolator tankless water heater service valve kit with pressure relief valve clean brass construction 4 7 out of 5 stars 50 55 99 55. This will stir up any remaining sediment. This is where water comes out of the water heater and you need somewhere for the water to go as you drain the tank. Open the drain valve and allow the tank to drain until empty.

The drain cock at the bottom of the water heater tank is a silver or brass colored valve with a threaded end.