Maintenance Tips for your Portland Water Heater

Mechanical devices last longer with regular preventive maintenance and Portland Water Heaters are no exception.  If you use the easy tips outlined below it should make your Portland Water Heater last a good deal longer.  If you don’t feel at ease doing any of this
work, please call your Portland Water Heater professional plumber.

1.Draining the tank annually to remove any sediment that may have built up inside
it will extend the life of your Portland Water Heater.  Be sure to read & follow the manufactures suggestion while doing this because not all Portland Water Heater are the same.  The water you drain from the water heater may be extremely hot.

2. Turn the thermostat down in your Portland Water Heater.  It’s easy and setting your Portland Water Heater thermostat to a mid to low range will still supply lots of hot water.
This will cut down your energy costs & increase the life of your Portland Water Heater.

3.Purchase a hot water insulation jacket for your Portland Water Heater. After you
insulate the water heater it will keep the hot water heated longer and reduces
standby heat lost through the partitions of the tank by 25-40%, which will save
money, and limit how hard the Portland Water Heater has to work.

4.Install water saving showerheads in showers and aerated faucets in your sinks.
They reduce the quantity of hot water used, which reduces how hard your Portland Water Heater needs to work, thus extending the life of your Portland Water Heater.

5.Insulating your hot water pipes will limit heat loss as the Portland Water Heater is
flowing through the pipes to your faucets.

6.Having your Portland Water Heater inspected by a certified  water heater technician every couple of years will keep your Portland Water Heater in top-notch shape.

7. Have a Certified technician replace the anode rod around every five years. Caustic chemical compounds in the water are drawn to the anode rod (a small metal rod in the
heater), instead of the water heater tank itself. Keeping this anode rod changed
every 5 years will prevent corrosion on the main water heater tank, extending
the life of your Portland Water Heater.

Call your Portland Water Heater experts today at 503-579-5555.

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