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Home Improvement > Other Projects > How to Drain and Flush Your Water Heater

Learn how to flush accummulated sediment from your water heater tank.

Temporarily disable the gas burner or electrical heating element. Depending on your hot water heater, you may find a pilot switch that kills the flame and gas supply in one step. Put safety first: read and follow the manufacturer's directions to ensure that you don'leave a gas valve open while you work. If your water heater is electric, it may have a disconnect switch at the tank or you may need to go to the breaker box and switch off the electrical circuit which feeds it.

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