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Old 11-04-2023, 08:59 AM
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I think electric water heaters have a major enemy called calcium. We had an electric heater many years ago that had heating elements that needed changed out every few years. Our water was high in calcium and when the tech removed one of the elements a lot of sand like material came out; he stated it was calcium. I’m not sure if Florida water has a high concentration of the mineral or not. If it does, I would drain it every couple of years.
The Villages water has calcium, but it is not very high in calcium. Basically, it is considered to be average water.