After the water heater is used for a period of time, the user can feel heating rate slows down, what reason is this?The reporter sells understanding from home appliance, water heater needs every half an year to clean, otherwise scale and precipitation long-term accumulation is in cylinder bottom, adhere to on heating tube, bring about heating conduction to be blocked, heating time grows, power consumption increases.If the wiring, firmware aging, there may be a risk of electric shock.
About water heater clean a problem, the reporter consulted the professional technical personnel of water heater manufacturer.According to introducing, water heater of type of household storage water can oneself clean, general 5 steps can get done.
Step 1: cut off all power and turn off the cold and hot water valves.
Step 2: open the pressure valve, the water will automatically flow out from the pressure relief port, or connect the plastic pipe to the pressure relief port, connect the other end of the pipe to the sewer or water container, and drain the water in the tank.
Step 3: after the water is exhausted, open the sewage outlet (usually near the hot water outlet), remove the magnesium rod and clean it.
Step 4: connect the metal hose of the cold water pipe to the hot water outlet of the water heater, open the cold water valve, and let the cold water rush to the inner tank by the hot water pipe, then it can be seen that the pressure relief valve continues to flow out of the water mixed with scale.Repeatedly, when the water from the pressure relief valve outlet becomes clean, it means that the bladder is basically clean.
Step 5: reinstall the water heater and open the hot and cold water valves.Turn on the faucet connected to the water heater and wait for hot water to flow.