You have to shut the valve at the top of the water heater off not just the water supply. You’re just forcing air up to your pipes to your open valves and therefore not creating any pressure in the tank. You’ve gotta build a pressure within the tank so that forces the water outwith the sediment.
How can you do plumbing ? No Butt crack or pants down to your knees. That's not a complaint. I'm happy not being blinded by the Brighton "parts". LOL Good to see you are back making $$$$$. LOL P n D
I actually bought this device to clean my tanks in Mexico. The water in La Paz is very, very hard. And it's been 4 years since we bought the latest water heater. The plumber (the real one with the butt crack showing) says it needs to be cleaned - and wanted close to $400USD. So I'm gonna clean it with this and find a different/cheaper plumber... Maybe my new job can be cleaning out gringo's hot water heaters for $150USD a pop...
If you have hard water this device is useless. The heavy sediment sits on the tank bottom. The drain valve sits above the tank bottom ~2 inches. Only the floaters work their way to the drain valve, and clog it. How do I know? I stuck a borescope down the top anode hole and could see the 1-1.5" of sediment on the tank bottom. Solution- completely drain the tank. May take several hours. Remove the original drain valve. Using a shop vac with the hose reduced to fit in the drain hole suck out as best you can the sediment. Replace the drain valve which has a pea size drain hole with a 3/4" full port ball valve. The murky water you saw in the buckets was just the water washing the sediment, but leaving the sediment in the tank. If you have hard water you should see oatmeal looking sediment in your catch bucket if the process is effective. And these are basic instructions assuming you know about shutting off the gas, disconnecting power, and basic plumbing.
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You have to shut the valve at the top of the water heater off not just the water supply. You’re just forcing air up to your pipes to your open valves and therefore not creating any pressure in the tank. You’ve gotta build a pressure within the tank so that forces the water outwith the sediment.
If you’ve got 15 years out of your tank that’s amazing ,new talks 10 most times
Yeah - it seems like it's doing great at 15 years.
How can you do plumbing ? No Butt crack or pants down to your knees. That's not a complaint. I'm happy not being blinded by the Brighton "parts". LOL Good to see you are back making $$$$$. LOL P n D
I actually bought this device to clean my tanks in Mexico. The water in La Paz is very, very hard. And it's been 4 years since we bought the latest water heater. The plumber (the real one with the butt crack showing) says it needs to be cleaned - and wanted close to $400USD. So I'm gonna clean it with this and find a different/cheaper plumber... Maybe my new job can be cleaning out gringo's hot water heaters for $150USD a pop...
@@BrightonsReviewsandMore Sssssure you will. What's a water heater cost in La Paz ?
I just looked at Homedepot.com.mx and found an instant one was 20% more than in the US. That's probably about typical.
@@BrightonsReviewsandMore I guess not made in Mexico
@@davebaker489 Probably not. Or someone is making a lot of money somewhere!
If you have hard water this device is useless. The heavy sediment sits on the tank bottom. The drain valve sits above the tank bottom ~2 inches. Only the floaters work their way to the drain valve, and clog it. How do I know? I stuck a borescope down the top anode hole and could see the 1-1.5" of sediment on the tank bottom. Solution- completely drain the tank. May take several hours. Remove the original drain valve. Using a shop vac with the hose reduced to fit in the drain hole suck out as best you can the sediment. Replace the drain valve which has a pea size drain hole with a 3/4" full port ball valve. The murky water you saw in the buckets was just the water washing the sediment, but leaving the sediment in the tank. If you have hard water you should see oatmeal looking sediment in your catch bucket if the process is effective. And these are basic instructions assuming you know about shutting off the gas, disconnecting power, and basic plumbing.