Clanking water heater

[Drew Dawg]

Hey Guys, Does anybody know what a clanking sound coming from the water heater means?

Ours clanks a few times when under high load, and then it goes away. It usually only clanks when someone takes a shower, and even then it is only a few times.

But it really sounds like there are some rocks spinning around inside of it!

Thanks, Drew

[SQLit]

When did you last flush it? Calcium deposits can sound like that some times. I flush 2x a year, we have hard water here

[Drew Dawg]

Thanks, We've never flushed it before. Is that something a homeowner can do (i.e. drain and refill) or does a pro need to come and do it?

Thanks, Drew

SQLit wrote:

[Speedy Jim]

Do a GOOGLE Advanced search:

on this newsgroup for: "draining water heater".

I got 784 hits. Gets discussed every week.

Jim

[barry martin]

Hi Drew!

DD> Does anybody know what a clanking sound coming from the water DD> heater means?

I'd guess either your water heater is possessed by left over Hallowen daemons or it has some mineral build-up. Probably the latter.

DD> Ours clanks a few times when under high load, and then it goes DD> away. It usually only clanks when someone takes a shower, and even DD> then it is only a few times.

So much for the daemons! Air bubbles as the water is heated. (Think coffee percolator for an example.)

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