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Originally Posted by New Englander
Please describe your method of flushing your tank.
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You can drain the water heater but you cannot actually "flush" it because the drain valve is way too small to get any flushing action. The Rheem manual doesn't recommend ever draining or flushing the entire tank. Opening the drain valve can cause the valve to start leaking because of lime deposits that accumulate in the valve. Personally, I don't think you will remove much of the sediment by draining the tank.