On 6/26/2011 7:14 AM, James Post wrote:
> I never heard that about the heating element. How would I know what
> material it's made of? Does it commonly give that information on the
> package it comes in? I've certainly never noticed. To flush the bottom
> of my water heater out, I'd have to hook a hose to the bottom, stretch
> it out my back door and drain the tank. It's a pain in the ass when I
> have to do it to change the element and I'm sure not doing it once a
> month. I've made the decision to go to a On Demand type electric water
> heater when this tank gives out. That will eliminate the problem of
> any taste difference by removing the tank from the equation.

The manufacturer of our new gas water heater, suggests that we release
one gallon of water each month. I guess we should be doing that.

Becca