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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.

Attach a garden hose to the drain valve and position its other end at a drain or a place where the water can be saved for another use. You will be flushing many gallons of water that could be used to water plants once it has cooled. Planning before you open the tank valve can prevent that waste. Line up multiple buckets and other large containers to hold the flushed water while it cools or let it run into the garden if it is not too hot.
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