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Old 01-18-2025, 02:13 PM
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If you have a whole house filter, particularly something in the 5 micron range, I'm not sure I see the need for flushing the tank, ever. Replacing the sacrificial anode periodically, say every 5 years, might be more useful.

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Originally Posted by phylt View Post
Actually while the tech was here, I confirmed with him re flushing. He said best is annually, but if you have a whole house water filter as we do, every 2 years is OK.