Re: Rusty water - pinpointed- bleed hot H2O heater

Posted by Deb on January 27, 2004 at 10:29:10:
In response to Re: Rusty water - pinpointed- bleed hot H2O heater
: I have rusty hot water, and I was thinking it was mainly the kitchen. You all gave me great suggestions, but when I checked the pipes, they were copper, and the kitchen faucet was not the source. Last week I ran the hot water for so long that when I took a shower later on, the water was orange. I think that it's got to be the hot water heater. Now I saw some posts about bleeding it. How do I do that? It was here when I moved in. You have misunderstood something somewhere. You can drain and flush the water heater, but I would be suspecting that you have some old galvanized piping that is causing this and flushing the water heater will probably not help. You can, however, try. Deb The Pipewench

Posted by Deb on January 27, 2004 at 10:29:10:

In response to Re: Rusty water - pinpointed- bleed hot H2O heater

: I have rusty hot water, and I was thinking it was mainly the kitchen. You all gave me great suggestions, but when I checked the pipes, they were copper, and the kitchen faucet was not the source. Last week I ran the hot water for so long that when I took a shower later on, the water was orange. I think that it's got to be the hot water heater. Now I saw some posts about bleeding it. How do I do that? It was here when I moved in.

You have misunderstood something somewhere.

You can drain and flush the water heater, but I would be suspecting that you have some old galvanized piping that is causing this and flushing the water heater will probably not help. You can, however, try.
Deb
The Pipewench

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