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Sep 22

Ridgeway Mechanical Shows You How You Can Make Your Hot Water Heater Last Longer

A hot water heater is arguably the hardest working of all your electrical home appliances. It also consumes the most energy. Most homeowners have a love-hate relationship with this energy-hungry appliance that provides the most important of home comforts – hot water for baths, showers and cleaning.

With time, a hot water heater loses its efficiency. Most homeowners have to replace their hot water heaters every 8-10 years, however, with proper maintenance, your hot water heater can last much longer. Today, Ridgeway Mechanical shows you how you can take care of your hot water heater to increase its longevity.

1. Annual Hot Water Heater Cleaning

Our expert master plumber recommends that you clean your hot water heater once a year by draining the tank and removing any built-up sediment. This sediment settles on top of the thermostat, causing it to have to work much harder, in turn reducing the life of your hot water heater.

Since each hot water heater is different, you should follow your specific heater’s manufacturer’s recommendations to do the annual hot water heater cleaning.

2. Reduce the Heat on Your Hot Water Heater

Most hot water heaters are set way too high, and the thermostat can easily be set lower while still providing more than enough hot water. It is very easy to turn down the thermostat on your hot water heater, and not only will it help your hot water last longer, but it will also help reduce your energy costs and carbon footprint.

3. Insulate!

Insulation helps to keep the water inside your water heater hotter for longer, thus reducing the amount of heat lost through the tank’s partitions by up to 40%, thus saving you energy and money. Reducing heat loss will also increase the hot water heater’s efficiency and lifespan.

Also, insulate your water pipes to limit heat loss through the pipes to the faucets.

4. Install High-Efficiency Shower Heads

Aerated faucets and water-saving showerheads will reduce the amount of water used, thus maximizing your hot water heater use and minimizing how hard it has to work, thus extending the heater’s life span.

5. Create Space

Clutter can create a fire risk in areas that use gas or electricity. Be sure that you move any items 18″ or further away from the hot water heater. You should also try, when a new hot water heater installed, to ensure that there is sufficient overhead clearance to replace the anode rod in future.

6. Call the Experts

Every few years, ask a certified plumbing technician to inspect your hot water heater. The anode rod should be replaced every five years, by a certified technician. This anode rod, a metal component, is located inside of the hot water heater and not in the actual tank. The purpose of the anode rod is to take care of the galvanic hit from the corrosion that naturally occur inside metal components. Having it replaced every five years will help prevent corrosion and make your water heater last much longer.

7. Consider a Tankless Hot Water Heater

A tankless hot water heater requires less maintenance and provides hot water on demand. Since there is no tank, you don’t have to replace it every few years.

When you need hot water heater maintenance, get hold of Ridgeway Mechanical. We specialize in tankless hot water heaters, but will gladly handle maintenance on your standard hot water heater.

Ridgeway Plumbing offers quick dependable plumbing and water line repair service Atlanta and the surrounding areas 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

When you hire one of our State of Georgia licensed plumbers into your house, you will know they will be there on time and will give your home the respect it deserves.

Quick, 24-hour emergency plumbing repair

When you work with Ridgeway, our plumber repair service will take care of you. With our plumbing company you can always expect:

  • Plumbing products and service warranties
  • Drop cloths used on every job
  • Shoe covers worn in your home and business
  • Quality workmanship at a fair price
  • State licensed, Trusted, and Certified plumbers
  • To be 100% satisfied, guaranteed
  • We’ll make sure your place is cleaned up when finished

Ridgeway Plumbing handles in all types of plumbing services. Our professional plumbers also focus in toilet repair. Get a hold of us today so we can take care of you.


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