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Originally Posted by phylt
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.
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If "flushing" means to open the tiny drain valve and allow hot water to flow out of the tank, you are really not getting much flushing action, and you will not remove enough sediment to accomplish much. If the water heater manufacturer, Rheem, doesn't recommend annual flushing, I wouldn't do it. Read the owner's manual. And, I'll bet you a dollar that less than 1 in 100 people flush their water heater tank every year.