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So sediments can be the only cause for popping noise?

I can try the hanger thing but thats a lot of water to drain as its a 75 gallon tank. But before that I'd like to understand one thing. Is deposits the only issue for popping noise or can there be anything else which might be causing it? The heater is only 2-2.5 yrs old. Also, how severe is this...

Hi, For a last few days I have been hearing popping noise from my natural gas based water heater, it sounds much like when you make popcorn in a microwave. I have already done "flushing" a few times to clear any sediments... there was some (very little) debris the first time I drained...